melting
- present participle of melt.
Example Sentences
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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
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