melting

Pluralmeltings (some meanings)

1. 1
   verb

   Present participle and gerund of melt. Use this form for the ongoing -ing action.

   The snow is melting quickly in the afternoon sun.

   Melting ice dripped from the edge of the roof all morning.

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2. 2
   adjective

   Turning from solid to liquid, or slowly losing its solid shape.

   Like an ice cube going soft and turning into water.

   The melting snowman left a wide puddle on the grass.

   Children watched the melting ice cream drip down the cone.

   Oppositefreezing

3. 3
   noununcountable

   The change of a solid into a liquid when it gets hot enough.

   Like a snowman turning into a puddle on a warm day.

   The melting of the ice took several hours in the sun.

   Heat speeds up the melting of butter in a hot pan.

   Similarthawing, thaw, liquefaction

   Oppositefreezing, solidification

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4. 4
   adjective

   Feeling soft, tender, and close to tears because of strong emotion.

   Like ice softening in the sun: your feelings turn soft and warm.

   She was melting with tenderness as she watched her child sleep.

   By the end of the story he felt melting and tearful.

   Similartender, sentimental, emotional, soft

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5. 5
   adjective

   Able to make other people feel tender, soft, and full of emotion.

   Like warm sun that makes hard feelings go soft.

   She gave him a melting smile that no one could resist.

   His melting voice made the whole room go quiet.

   Similartender, soulful, moving, touching

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6. 6
   nounfiguratively

   A softening of something harsh, like anger or hard feelings.

   Like hard ice slowly turning soft and giving way.

   A gradual melting of her anger followed his sincere apology.

   The melting of years of distrust took patience and kindness.

   Similarsoftening, thawing, easing, thaw

   Oppositehardening

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