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melting

  • present participle of melt.

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But you draw closer and those forms seem to flow like melting wax, as if the universe itself were dissolving before your eyes.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

The suspected culprit behind this loss is precisely what most would guess – warming seas, melting arctic ice and a decrease in prey availability.

From Salon Jul. 22, 2026

Refertilization occurs when magma restores chemical components to mantle rock that previously lost them during partial melting.

From Science Daily Jul. 18, 2026

They’re from melting insulation foam and whatever it is that gets airborne when fire assails solar panels.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

The snow in the mountains was melting and Bunny had been dead for several weeks before we came to understand the gravity of our situation.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt