melt

verb

ˈmelt How to pronounce melt (audio)
Definition of meltnext
1
as in to disappear
to cease to be visible the fog soon melted away with the rising of the sun

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2
as in to thaw
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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Recent Examples of melt Patinkin says your fingers are perfectly capable of applying a skin tint, and the warmth of your hands actually helps melt the product into the skin. — Marci Robin, Allure, 13 Aug. 2026 Flames melted her siding, windows flew into Corey’s windows, and the garage door partially fell in. — Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026 The incident occurred July 6, when a city employee discovered the license plate readers had been removed from a pole, cut, and partially melted. — Larry Seward, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026 Heat honey, 6 tablespoons of the butter, 2/3 cup of the brown sugar, and 1/4 teaspoon of the salt in a 10-inch cast-iron skillet over medium, stirring constantly, until melted and bubbly. — Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 13 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for melt
Recent Examples of Synonyms for melt
  1. disappear
  2. thaw
  3. vanish
  4. liquefy
  5. fade
  6. soften
  7. dissolve
  8. fuse
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  • That money has largely disappeared and billions in central bank reserves remain frozen by the US and its allies over the Taliban’s rights record.
    — Kara Fox, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
  • For Minimalists Specs AccordionItemContainerButton Sheer curtains don’t have to disappear into the background.
    — Nina Derwin, Architectural Digest, 14 Aug. 2026
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  • The inspector saw four whole yellow snappers still in packaging and thawed inside the walk-in cooler.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Those larger crystals can damage cell walls, often leading to a mushier texture once the food is thawed.
    — Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of thaw
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  • In Sarah Pekkanen’s new thriller, The Women in White, a young health-care aide probes how four female participants in a 1964 parapsychology experiment suddenly vanished.
    — The Week US, TheWeek, 20 Aug. 2026
  • In August 2025, the remains of a British researcher who vanished in 1959 in Antarctica were discovered amid rocks near a receding glacier on King George Island, located off the Antarctic Peninsula.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
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  • And that’s only counting crude oil, not liquefied natural gas, petrochemicals, or other cargoes that rely on the strait.
    — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Once that’s done, the gas will be conveyed to the Damietta processing facility on Egypt’s northern shore where it will be liquefied for transport by ship to Europe.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of liquefy
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  • Similar bouts of traders closing short positions in early June and early July initially pushed prices higher before the gains eventually faded.
    — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Isabelle Huppert and Virginie Efira led Farhadi’s French-language Parallel Tales, a film about Sylvie (Huppert), a fading novelist in search of inspiration for her next book, who starts spying on her neighbors across the street.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of fade
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  • Now, parts and service departments and finance and insurance packages are becoming more important sources of profit for car dealers, as profits from new vehicle sales show signs of softening.
    — Robert Ferris, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The best moisturizers for strawberry skin combine nourishing ingredients with exfoliating properties to smooth, soften, and leave skin feeling its healthiest.
    — Mary Honkus, Glamour, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of soften
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  • Also at the meeting, the discussion about Davis's motion to dissolve the Design Review Board was moved to a later date after some heated discussion.
    — Olivia Young, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Add the sugar and date molasses to the brown butter and use a hand mixer (or whisk by hand) until the sugar dissolves and the mixture turns pale.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of dissolve
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  • Eventually that carbon will begin to fuse into neon, then the neon will fuse into magnesium, and so on up the periodic table until iron builds up in the core.
    — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Dressed in dark wood and rich fabrics, The Lounge fuses Austin culinary sentiment with European classics.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Aug. 2026
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