Melt - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |melt|  American pronunciation of the word melt
Brit.  |melt|  British pronunciation of the word melt

noun

- the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid (syn: melting, thaw)
the power failure caused a refrigerator melt that was a disaster

verb

- reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating (syn: melt down, run)
melt butter
melt down gold
The wax melted in the sun
- become or cause to become soft or liquid (syn: dissolve, thaw, unfreeze)
The sun melted the ice
the ice cream melted
The heat melted the wax
- become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial (syn: mellow)
- lose its distinct outline or shape; blend gradually (syn: meld)
Hundreds of actors were melting into the scene
- become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly (syn: fade)
The tree trunks are melting into the forest at dusk
- become less intense and fade away gradually (syn: disappear, evaporate)
her resistance melted under his charm

Extra examples

The butter melted in the frying pan.

The snow is finally melting.

She melted butter in the frying pan.

Their determination melted in the face of opposition.

She melted at his kindly words.

Her heart melted with compassion.

As the ice melted away, the river rose in dangerous floods.

I am melting before the fire.

The sugar melted in the tea.

The wax was melted out.

Her anger melted at his kind words.

His doubt melted away when he found that he could trust his colleagues.

The crowd melted away as soon as the police arrived.

While her heart was troubled, her money was melting.

It is difficult to tell where the blue melts into the green.

Phrasal verbs

melt down  — reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: melt
he/she/it: melts
present participle: melting
past tense: melted
past participle: melted
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