melt
verb (used without object)
to become liquefied by warmth or heat, as ice, snow, butter, or metal.
melts
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present tense formof melt (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Based on these findings, the researchers propose that oxygen should be recognized as an independent component of silicate melts, rather than being considered only in relation to other elements.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026
Ice cream melts down his daughter’s hand as he tells me about his family’s recent return to the country.
From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026
Neither one will put a cubic foot of gas in a New England furnace before the snow melts.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026
Amungme environmental activist Adolfina Kum stresses how important the peak is to her people - and how traditions and cultural foundations risk being shattered as the ice melts.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
An hour later, Dee is washing and prepping the strawberries and cherries while Jorge melts dark chocolate in a double boiler.
From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King
