melting 1 of 2

noun

Definition of meltingnext
as in evaporation

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melting

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verb

present participle of melt
1
as in vanishing
to cease to be visible the fog soon melted away with the rising of the sun

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as in thawing
to go from a solid to a liquid state a forgotten carton of ice cream was melting away on the counter

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melting (away)

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“Melting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/melting. Accessed 21 Mar. 2023.

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