melted; melting; melts
1
: to become altered from a solid to a liquid state usually by heat
2
a
: dissolve, disintegrate
the sugar melted in the coffee
b
: to disappear as if by dissolving
her anger melted at his kind words
3
obsolete
: to become subdued or crushed (as by sorrow)
4
: to become mild, tender, or gentle
5
: to lose outline or distinctness : blend
1
: to reduce from a solid to a liquid state usually by heat
2
: to cause to disappear or disperse
3
: to make tender or gentle : soften
Synonyms
Examples of melt in a Sentence
Verb
The butter melted in the frying pan.
The snow is finally melting.
She melted butter in the frying pan.
a tablespoon of melted butter
Their determination melted in the face of opposition.
She melted at his kindly words.
Her heart melted with compassion.
Recent Examples on the Web
Richard Grant, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 May 2024
On the florals front, Camila Cabello carried a block of (melting!) ice with a rose frozen inside from Jane Wade, and Tessa Thompson and Cole Escola both toted fresh flowers.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 7 May 2024
The fire was so hot that melted remains of the victims’ black SUV are embedded in the dirt.
—Nina Burleigh, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 May 2024
In another small, heavy saucepan, melt vanilla-flavor candy coating and white chocolate baking squares, stirring over low heat until smooth.
—Bhg Test Kitchen, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 May 2024
The firefighters also managed to keep the fire from hopping to other buildings, or from melting an enormous crane that could have collapsed itself and caused more devastation.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 6 May 2024
The lead melted, first to interesting, then eye catching, finally and undeniably thrilling.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 May 2024
Memes used to represent disgust include someone throwing a flat screen off a terrace, Homer Simpson’s face melting, various forms of screaming and sobbing and worse.
—Sean Gregory, TIME, 2 May 2024
Some things, morbid curiosities: a bullet, freshly fired, spinning and melting the rubber on the track surrounding the school's football field.
—Meg Anderson, NPR, 19 Apr. 2024
Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2024
During lunch, options include hot sandwiches including a patty melt, steak sandwich or Reuben.
—Jacqueline Pinedo, Sacramento Bee, 1 Mar. 2024
Keep in mind, some patches of slick ice could refreeze from daytime melt.
—A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 21 Jan. 2024
Bake on bottom rack 13-15 minutes, until cheese melts and bottom is brown.
—Rita Nader Heikenfeld, The Enquirer, 17 Feb. 2024
But as ice disappears, those areas absorb more solar energy, raising land surface temperatures, which can cause further melt and other negative impacts.
—Angela Dewan, CNN, 13 Feb. 2024
As a result, ice melt and warming in the Arctic gets worse.
—Simrin Singh, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2024
Ice melt also increases the amount of water in lakes, where water absorbs more heat than snow, which increases land surface temperatures.
—Angela Dewan, CNN, 13 Feb. 2024
Future sea-level rise mainly depends on future ice melt, which depends on future greenhouse gas emissions.
—E&e News, Scientific American, 20 Nov. 2023
Verb
For many decades, archaeologists were convinced that the first people to arrive in the Americas came some 13,000 years ago, after the Ice Age glaciers melted.
—Richard Grant, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 May 2024
On the florals front, Camila Cabello carried a block of (melting!) ice with a rose frozen inside from Jane Wade, and Tessa Thompson and Cole Escola both toted fresh flowers.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 7 May 2024
The fire was so hot that melted remains of the victims’ black SUV are embedded in the dirt.
—Nina Burleigh, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 May 2024
In another small, heavy saucepan, melt vanilla-flavor candy coating and white chocolate baking squares, stirring over low heat until smooth.
—Bhg Test Kitchen, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 May 2024
The firefighters also managed to keep the fire from hopping to other buildings, or from melting an enormous crane that could have collapsed itself and caused more devastation.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 6 May 2024
The lead melted, first to interesting, then eye catching, finally and undeniably thrilling.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 May 2024
Memes used to represent disgust include someone throwing a flat screen off a terrace, Homer Simpson’s face melting, various forms of screaming and sobbing and worse.
—Sean Gregory, TIME, 2 May 2024
Some things, morbid curiosities: a bullet, freshly fired, spinning and melting the rubber on the track surrounding the school's football field.
—Meg Anderson, NPR, 19 Apr. 2024
Noun
The chocolate melt melts delightfully in the mouth, exposing layers of aroma with each bite.
—Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2024
During lunch, options include hot sandwiches including a patty melt, steak sandwich or Reuben.
—Jacqueline Pinedo, Sacramento Bee, 1 Mar. 2024
Keep in mind, some patches of slick ice could refreeze from daytime melt.
—A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 21 Jan. 2024
Bake on bottom rack 13-15 minutes, until cheese melts and bottom is brown.
—Rita Nader Heikenfeld, The Enquirer, 17 Feb. 2024
But as ice disappears, those areas absorb more solar energy, raising land surface temperatures, which can cause further melt and other negative impacts.
—Angela Dewan, CNN, 13 Feb. 2024
As a result, ice melt and warming in the Arctic gets worse.
—Simrin Singh, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2024
Ice melt also increases the amount of water in lakes, where water absorbs more heat than snow, which increases land surface temperatures.
—Angela Dewan, CNN, 13 Feb. 2024
Future sea-level rise mainly depends on future ice melt, which depends on future greenhouse gas emissions.
—E&e News, Scientific American, 20 Nov. 2023
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melt
1 of 2 verb1
: to change from a solid to a liquid state usually through heat
melt butter
snow melts
2
: dissolve sense 1
the sugar melted in the coffee
3
: to grow less : disappear
clouds melting away
4
: to make or become gentle : soften
a warm smile melts the heart
melter
noun
melt
2 of 2 noun
: a melted substance
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