melt
verb (used without object)
to become liquefied by warmth or heat, as ice, snow, butter, or metal.
were melting
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past progressiveof melt.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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I tried to coax the twins outside to warm up in the hot tub, but they were melting down.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 7, 2026
“Her face and skin were melting in front of me,” Shaimaa says.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2024
"It's hard to know what the climate was like on Mars — was it warm, was rainfall flowing across the surface, or was it just glaciers that were melting?"
From Salon ● Jul. 10, 2023
The icebergs were melting, my friends said, and at least one polar bear was wandering around homeless and hungry because of me.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 6, 2023
The tarred patches on the cracks of the street were melting.
From "Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe" by Benjamin Alire Saenz
