Crossword clues for relenting
relenting
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Relent \Re*lent"\ (r?-l?nt"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Relented; p. pr. & vb. n. Relenting.] [F. ralentir, fr. L. pref. re- re- + ad to + lentus pliant, flexible, slow. See Lithe.]
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To become less rigid or hard; to yield; to dissolve; to melt; to deliquesce. [Obs.]
He stirred the coals till relente gan The wax again the fire.
--Chaucer.[Salt of tartar] placed in a cellar will . . . begin to relent.
--Boyle.When opening buds salute the welcome day, And earth, relenting, feels the genial ray.
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To become less severe or intense; to become less hard, harsh, cruel, or the like; to soften in temper; to become more mild and tender; to feel compassion.
Can you . . . behold My sighs and tears, and will not once relent?
--Shak.
Wiktionary
n. The act of one who relents. vb. (present participle of relent English)
Usage examples of "relenting".
He guarded Cassandra like a mother, keeping everyone but Oric away from her, relenting only when his wife cried for Jancis.
Atretes said, relenting now that he had the information for which he had come.
And I see strange faces in my sleep and in my waking, all mocking at me, and they torture and aunt met and when I look at those faces I see no human relenting, no!
They rested not on the face of the editor nor on the pitying brows of his relenting judges.