Definition of Relenting. Meaning of Relenting. Synonyms of Relenting

Here you will find one or more explanations in English for the word Relenting. Also in the bottom left of the page several parts of wikipedia pages related to the word Relenting and, of course, Relenting synonyms and on the right images related to the word Relenting.

Definition of Relenting

Relenting
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.] 1. 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. --Pope. 2. 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.

Meaning of Relenting from wikipedia

- Look up yield in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Yield may refer to: Yield (multithreading) is an action that occurs in a computer program during multithreading...
- into her luxury car while Wing fought back tears despite him voluntarily relenting into allowing the child to leave. Leslie Cheung – Wing Carrie Ng Ti Lung...
- (2023-01-16). "Monaco's conveyor belt of young talent shows no signs of relenting". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-12-08. "La fábrica que...
- of a disagreement over the number of players to be allowed per team (relenting in 1879) and Rutgers were not invited to the meeting. The rules that they...
- appears to have been a good scholar, and wrote the P****ionate Sparke of a Relenting Minde, and Anatomy of Humours, the latter of which is believed to have...
- Trotsky for the job, but other Bolsheviks insisted and ultimately Lenin relented. Lenin and other Bolsheviks then attended the Second Congress of Soviets...
- Gary David Goldberg insisted on having Fox in the role until Tartikoff relented, saying, "Go ahead if you insist. But I'm telling you, this is not the...
- cursed with a painful case of constipation. Finally, the Caribou Master relented, and Matshishkapeu then cured him of his ailment. Armitage, Peter (1992)...
- Aaron demands that they take Hannah with them and Prentice eventually relents. Later, Prentice informs Aaron that since his sister was believed to have...
- declaration enraged many local Shia clerics, and by 2005 the United States had relented, allowing a role for sharia in the constitution to help end a stalemate...