sweetening
verb
Definitions
To make sweet to the taste.
Example: to sweeten tea
To make (more) pleasant or to the mind or feelings.
Example: to sweeten friendship
To make mild or kind; to soften.
Example: to sweeten the temper
To make less painful or laborious; to relieve.
Example: to sweeten the cares of life
noun
Definitions
The process of making something sweeter.
A sweetener.
Example: Honey is the oldest of sweetenings.