melt
verb (used without object)
to become liquefied by warmth or heat, as ice, snow, butter, or metal.
melted
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past participleof melt.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof melt.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
meltverb (used without object)to become liquefied by warmth or heat, as ice, snow, butter, or metal.
Example Sentences
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Other Iraqis wonder whether the U.S. withdrawal will trigger a repeat of 2014, when Iraqi forces melted away in disarray.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026
One TikToker documented how her carefully packed blocks melted by arrival, the chili-flavored butter leaking onto the strawberry and raspberry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
Those bodies subsequently melted, destroying the physical evidence and making the oldest chondrules much harder to find in surviving meteorites.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026
The boat is named Rarebit, which is also the name of a traditional Welsh meal consisting of seasoned melted cheese sauce served over hot toast.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
Sir Fig Newton had the silent cat killer, and my only proof had melted into extinction.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
