"melting" in the noun sense

1. thaw, melt, thawing, melting

the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid

"the power failure caused a refrigerator melt that was a disaster"

"the thawing of a frozen turkey takes several hours"

"melting" in the verb sense

1. melt, run, melt down

reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating

"melt butter"

"melt down gold"

"The wax melted in the sun"

2. dissolve, thaw, unfreeze, unthaw, dethaw, melt

become or cause to become soft or liquid

"The sun melted the ice"

"the ice thawed"

"the ice cream melted"

"The heat melted the wax"

"The giant iceberg dissolved over the years during the global warming phase"

"dethaw the meat"

3. mellow, melt, mellow out

become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial

"With age, he mellowed"

4. melt, meld

lose its distinct outline or shape blend gradually

"Hundreds of actors were melting into the scene"

5. fade, melt

become less clearly visible or distinguishable disappear gradually or seemingly

"The scene begins to fade"

"The tree trunks are melting into the forest at dusk"

6. melt, disappear, evaporate

become less intense and fade away gradually

"her resistance melted under his charm"

"her hopes evaporated after years of waiting for her fiance"

"melting" in the adjective sense

1. liquescent, melting

becoming liquid

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