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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“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
Greenland is melting, the Alps are melting and the Himalayas are melting -- yet in one vast mountain region, huge glaciers have remained stable, or even gained mass, in recent decades.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2025
Greenland's glaciers are melting at an alarming rate.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 27, 2024
They’re turning the Mets into little-town blues that are melting away.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2024
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
