melt
verb (used without object)
to become liquefied by warmth or heat, as ice, snow, butter, or metal.
melted
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past participleof melt.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof melt.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
meltverb (used without object)to become liquefied by warmth or heat, as ice, snow, butter, or metal.
Example Sentences
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In that moment, the city, the noise, the rush, my daily fears and anxieties all melted away.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
He didn’t want to freeze in Toronto and he would have melted under the Lakers’ purple-and gold spotlight.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
Roughly a year ago, a glacial lake in Tibet overflowed after a large amount of ice melted, hitting the same Nepal-China border area with deadly floods.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
According to him, America would have burst into flames and melted into the bedrock mantle if he hadn’t come to town.
From Salon ● Aug. 21, 2026
Seven shouted at the sky as snowflakes clung to her eyelashes and melted on her skin.
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
