Initially firm, it begins to soften under the cap in older mushrooms.

She softened a little under his sweetly persuasive tones.

Each softens under the other's influence, and the issue finally is who will be the predator, who the prey.

Heechee metal, that doesn't even soften under an electric arc!

Although her fingers never left the band at her neck, Tath-agres softened slightly under his touch.

No, she was just softening under all the stress today.

Your brain is softening, my dear, under the influence of this stupefying place.

It is heat resistant and does not soften under boiling water.

The nexus of bone and muscle seemed to soften under his hand.

He felt their vigilance soften under her mental touch.