melted; melting; melts
1
: to become altered from a solid to a liquid state usually by heat
2
a
: dissolve, disintegrate
the sugar melted in the coffee
b
: to disappear as if by dissolving
her anger melted at his kind words
3
obsolete
: to become subdued or crushed (as by sorrow)
4
: to become mild, tender, or gentle
5
: to lose outline or distinctness : blend
1
: to reduce from a solid to a liquid state usually by heat
2
: to cause to disappear or disperse
3
: to make tender or gentle : soften
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Examples of melt in a Sentence
Verb
The butter melted in the frying pan.
The snow is finally melting.
She melted butter in the frying pan.
a tablespoon of melted butter
Their determination melted in the face of opposition.
She melted at his kindly words.
Her heart melted with compassion.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
The moment that Pickford craves is when the two realms collide—the archive and the artifact—and the years in between suddenly melt away.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
The Courier-Journal, 4 Nov. 2024
There was late-season melt at Summit in September, 2022, and more melt in June, 2023.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
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Verb
Earlier this year hearts melted as an owner shared how her rescue cat will only eat when her owner holds up the food bowl.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
The moment that Pickford craves is when the two realms collide—the archive and the artifact—and the years in between suddenly melt away.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
Noun
The candles can be bought in 8-ounce or 16-ounce jars, and many scents also are found in stores and online in wax melts, hand and body lotions, and linen sprays.
—The Courier-Journal, 4 Nov. 2024
There was late-season melt at Summit in September, 2022, and more melt in June, 2023.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
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“Melt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/melt. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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melt
1 of 2 verb1
: to change from a solid to a liquid state usually through heat
melt butter
snow melts
2
: dissolve sense 1
the sugar melted in the coffee
3
: to grow less : disappear
clouds melting away
4
: to make or become gentle : soften
a warm smile melts the heart
melter
noun
melt
2 of 2 noun
: a melted substance
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