melt
verb (used without object)
to become liquefied by warmth or heat, as ice, snow, butter, or metal.
had melted
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past perfectof melt.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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"We reached it on 10 April. The crevasse below is melting," he said, adding that Sherpas after him said it had melted further and was close to collapsing.
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2026
His car was covered in ash and the paint had melted off.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 27, 2025
One of the brochures from the meet and greet had melted into the passenger seat of my rental car.
From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2024
In your book, you discuss your realization that climate change is important during a 2006 trip to Alaska and you discovered that one of your favorite glaciers had melted.
From Salon ● May 29, 2024
The heat had melted huge sections of glacier, and the water had begun to flow downstream.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
