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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Helplessness melts into righteous rage as you type some scathing retort, as loneliness gives way to the metallic taste of parasocial satisfaction as the likes and reposts flood in.
From Slate ● Nov. 1, 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
“Truly melts in your mouth,” Shawn Molko, a Toronto-based singer and content creator, said in a butter-tasting video that helped fuel the trend.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
“Um, I walk with the snowman, whose eyes are raisins, and the sun melts him into a bed of, ummm”—Mike 0 stares at the board for a word—“a bed of moonlight!”
From "Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero" by Kelly J. Baptist
