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cushioned the blow

cushioned the blow is the simple past and past participle of cushion the blow.

Meaning of cushion the blow

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)

  1. Synonym of soften the blow.
    Synonyms:
    soften the blow

Questions about cushioned the blow

What is cushioned the blow the simple past and past participle of?
Cushioned the blow is the simple past and past participle of cushion the blow.

Words near cushioned the blow in the dictionary

  1. cushion-dance
  2. cushion-dances
  3. cushion-smiter
  4. cushion-smiters
  5. cushioned
  6. cushioned the blow
  7. cushionet
  8. cushionets
  9. cushioning
  10. cushioning the blow
  11. cushionings

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Adapted from Wiktionary: cushioned the blow (page history and authors); cushion the blow (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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