cushion the blow in English

Forms: cushions the blow [present, singular, third-person], cushioning the blow [participle, present], cushioned the blow [participle, past], cushioned the blow [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} cushion the blow (third-person singular simple present cushions the blow, present participle cushioning the blow, simple past and past participle cushioned the blow)

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    {
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    {
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        "Synonym of soften the blow."
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    {
      "form": "cushions the blow",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    {
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      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cushioned the blow",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cushioned the blow",
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        "past"
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"cushion the blow" meaning in English

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