melt
verb (used without object)
to become liquefied by warmth or heat, as ice, snow, butter, or metal.
is melting
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present progressiveof melt (3rd person singular).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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"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
The two rival powers have both stepped up activity in the Arctic, where ice is melting due to climate change, but neither claims Greenland.
From Barron's ● Jan. 14, 2026
The Juneau Ice Field is melting twice as fast as it did prior to 2010 due to warming climate, researchers from Newcastle University found.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2025
“Arctic sea ice is melting and is expected to continue to melt into the future, and I think one of the implications from this paper is that we need to understand those processes better.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2024
“My small force is melting away like snow before the sun...”
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
