melt
verb (used without object)
to become liquefied by warmth or heat, as ice, snow, butter, or metal.
has been melting
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present perfect progressiveof melt (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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I recall a trip to Siberia, where climate change has been melting the permafrost, exposing skeletons, and releasing harmful bacteria and gases.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2024
It has been melting incrementally for many years, but the change became more visible this summer after the hottest June on record since 1767, when Austria started keeping track, according to researchers at Innsbruck University.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 4, 2018
Warm weather has been melting deep mountain snows and swelling rivers and creeks.
From Washington Times ● May 6, 2018
That hunting method means that polar bears rely heavily on ice to survive — ice that has been melting at an increasingly rapid pace.
From The Verge ● Jul. 16, 2015
The nights are still sharp, and the March winds have not yet ceased to blow; but for a week, the snow has been melting at noon-day on the southern slope of the hills.
From The New England Magazine Volume 1, No. 3, March, 1886 Bay State Monthly Volume 4, No. 3, March, 1886 by Various
