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 America, one prosecution case melted on appeal due to violations of the Fifth Amendment rights of the accused against self-incrimination.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
Herbert melted down, getting stonewalled on a fourth-and-one keeper, fumbling away the next possession, then ending the next with an interception.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026
These lava worlds are so-named because the surface facing their star is likely melted rock.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026
The boat is named Rarebit, which is also the name of a traditional Welsh meal consisting of seasoned melted cheese sauce served over hot toast.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
Twenty-five years earlier, another reactor had melted down near Chernobyl, Ukraine.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
