melt
verb (used without object)
to become liquefied by warmth or heat, as ice, snow, butter, or metal.
melting
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present participleof melt.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Ongoing measurements suggest this summer could become one of the worst ever recorded for melting Alpine glaciers, with more than a month of the season still to go.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
A city long-known as a melting pot of cultures suddenly feels vulnerable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
For centuries, this city has been a multiethnic melting pot where European and African, Muslim and Christian cultures converged, and coexisted mostly peacefully.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
Their unusual atomic organization can give them exceptional strength, high melting temperatures, and strong resistance to creep, which is the slow deformation of a material under prolonged heat and stress.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 31, 2026
Then the water stopped melting underneath him, and the body of the angler fish began to sink.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
