# melting

Pronunciation: say "MEL-ting" /ˈmɛltɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of melt. — present participle and gerund of melt
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of melt. Use this form for the ongoing -ing action.
   - _The glacier is melting faster than researchers expected._
   - _Melting steadily in the heat, the candle bent to one side._

## Adjective

2. In the process of changing into a liquid, dissolving, or losing solid form.
   - Simple: Turning from solid to liquid, or slowly losing its solid shape.
   - _The melting glacier exposed rock that had been hidden for centuries._
   - _She scraped the melting wax off the brass candleholder._
4. Filled with strong, tender emotion; deeply moved or tearful.
   - Simple: Feeling soft, tender, and close to tears because of strong emotion.
   - _The old man grew melting and tearful at the sight of his grandchildren._
   - _She was in a melting mood, ready to forgive everyone around her._
5. Causing others to feel tender and deeply moved; able to soften someone emotionally.
   - Simple: Able to make other people feel tender, soft, and full of emotion.
   - _The singer's melting tones brought tears to the audience._
   - _He looked at her with such a melting expression that she forgave him at once._

## Noun

3. The change of a substance from solid to liquid, caused by heating it beyond the temperature at which it turns to liquid.
   - Simple: The change of a solid into a liquid when it gets hot enough.
   - _The melting of the polar ice caps raises global sea levels._
   - _Engineers measured how long the melting took at different temperatures._
6. The softening or easing of something, such as severity, anger, or resistance.
   - Simple: A softening of something harsh, like anger or hard feelings.
   - _The diplomat's words brought about a melting of long-standing hostility between the two sides._
   - _A quiet melting of resentment spread through the family over the holidays._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/melting (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).