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 Microwave in 30–45 second intervals, stirring between each interval, until smooth and fully melted. — ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026 Step 2 Whisk 2 large eggs, room temperature, ¼ cup half-and-half, ¼ cup (packed; 50 g) dark brown sugar, ¼ cup (½ stick) unsalted butter, melted, slightly cooled, and 2 tsp. — Zoe Denenberg, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 Oct. 2026 As temperatures warm, more of Northern California’s water is set to arrive as rain instead of snow, with water running downstream instead of melting slowly into reservoirs as a stable water supply. — Sean MacAday, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026 The Upper Basin, which includes Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming, has tended to be more resilient as its groundwater benefits from melting snow coursing down the Rocky Mountains. — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 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
Verb
  • To shoppers, the chain disappears, until next September or so, when another store pops up somewhere in the neighborhood.
    — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Two experienced military observers described a silent craft that performed abrupt maneuvers before disappearing.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
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  • Two bags of partially frozen meat were thawing at room temperature on the prep sink drain board.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Let sit, draining and replacing water every 2–3 hours and making sure to keep water temperature below 40°, until turkey is thawed, 8–10 hours.
    — Alton Brown, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of thaw
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  • Enamel is created while teeth are still developing under the gums, and the cells that produce it, known as ameloblasts, break down and vanish once a tooth erupts.
    — Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Stocks of Wi-Fi routers, insulin pumps, pacemakers, and credit-card readers, along with cars and dishwashers, would dwindle and perhaps vanish.
    — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of vanish
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  • Eventually, the tank pressure results in venting losses of the hydrogen that has already been produced, liquefied, transported, and purchased.
    — Josh McMorrow, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The gas can always be liquefied and exported around the world to an energy-needy globe.
    — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of liquefy
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  • That terrible scenario that doesn't easily fade definitely caused everyone to believe Quinn was at it again on Monday night – messing up again, forgetting that the last play was fourth down instead of third down.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Yet, in the urban South, recent linguistic research finds that the drawl’s most salient features are starting to fade on the lips of young speakers.
    — Valerie M. Fridland, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of fade
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  • But on that score, too, Jackson tries to soften the caricature of the billionaire executive.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Add the shallot to the skillet, along with the salt and black pepper, and cook for 1 minute, or until the shallot starts to soften.
    — Candy Hom, AJC.com, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of soften
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  • Eventually, committee members discussed dissolving the committee or resigning from the board if Zuckerberg wouldn’t make concessions for the benefit of all Class A shareholders.
    — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The 2026 Best of Beauty Award winner combines gentle lactic acid with the brand's Tri-Enzyme Technology (papain, protease, subtilisin) to dissolve dead skin cells without disrupting the moisture barrier.
    — Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of dissolve
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  • Some of the movie’s most memorable moments have barely anything to do with the plot, like when Matt discovers his eyelids fusing together and attempts to separate them with nail scissors in the bathroom of a bumpy plane.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Inside those embryonic worlds, heat and pressure gave rise to more complexity—perhaps 250 distinct minerals, which fused to make the early Earth.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026
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