DELIQUESCES Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

deliquesces

verb

present tense third-person singular of deliquesce

as in melts

to go from a solid to a liquid state a rotting tomato slowly deliquescing in the hot summer sun

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melts

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Once the snow melts fully, the season starts up once again, typically in April or May.

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Like, something otherworldly literally melts away the anxiety.

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