MELT


Meaning of MELT in English

(~s, ~ing, ~ed)

1.

When a solid substance ~s or when you ~ it, it changes to a liquid, usually because it has been heated.

The snow had ~ed, but the lake was still frozen solid...

Meanwhile, ~ the white chocolate in a bowl suspended over simmering water...

Add the ~ed butter, molasses, salt, and flour.

VERB: V, V n, V-ed

2.

If something such as your feelings ~, they suddenly disappear and you no longer feel them. (LITERARY)

His anxiety about the outcome ~ed, to return later but not yet...

= dissolve

VERB: V

Melt away means the same as ~ .

When he heard these words, Shinran felt his inner doubts ~ away.

PHRASAL VERB: V P

3.

If a person or thing ~s into something such as darkness or a crowd of people, they become difficult to see, for example because they are moving away from you or are the same colour as the background. (LITERARY)

The youths dispersed and ~ed into the darkness...

= disappear

VERB: V into n

4.

If someone or something ~s your heart, or if your heart ~s, you start to feel love or sympathy towards them.

When his lips break into a smile, it is enough to ~ any woman’s heart...

When a bride walks down the aisle to a stirring tune, even the iciest of hearts ~.

VERB: V n, V

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