"extenuating" in German extenuating dämpfend abschwächend mildernd Detailed translations for "extenuating" extenuating extenuating(also: dimming, absorbing, damping, steaming) dämpfend extenuating(also: damping, weakening, watering down, relieving) abschwächend extenuating(also: mellowing, relieving, moderating, tempering) mildernd Well, they must have felt the circumstances were extenuating if you got off so lightly. Source: opensubtitles.org Corpus by OPUS Request review Die Umstände müssen mildernd gewesen sein. Deine Strafe war nicht hart.