melt
verb (used without object)
to become liquefied by warmth or heat, as ice, snow, butter, or metal.
are melting
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present progressiveof melt.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Himalayan glaciers, which provide critical water to nearly two billion people, are melting faster as the planet heats, exposing communities to unpredictable, costly disasters.
From Barron's ● Aug. 29, 2026
“Economies are melting down because of this crisis in the strait,” he told Fox News’s Sean Hannity aboard Air Force One.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
"When the infection is so severe that the lungs are melting, they're irrecoverably damaged. That's when patients die."
From Science Daily ● Mar. 18, 2026
Canada and Russia, where large amounts of ice and permafrost are melting, are losing the most fresh water.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2025
So now the polar ice caps are melting, sea levels are rising, and the weather is all messed up.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
