melting

Meanings

Plural: meltings

Noun

• the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid
• The process of changing the state of a substance from solid to liquid by heating it past its melting point.
• The act of softening or mitigating.

Verb

• reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating
• become or cause to become soft or liquid
• become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial
• lose its distinct outline or shape; blend gradually
  • "Hundreds of actors were melting into the scene"
• become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly
  • "The tree trunks are melting into the forest at dusk"
• become less intense and fade away gradually
• present participle and gerund of melt

Adjective Satellite

• becoming liquid

Adj

• Which is melting, dissolving or liquefying.
• Given over to strong emotion; tender; aroused; emotional, tearful.
• That causes one to melt with emotion; able to make others feel tender and emotional.

Synonyms

dethaw, disappear, dissolve, evaporate, fade, liquescent, meld, mellow, mellow out, melt, melt down, run, thaw, thawing, unfreeze, unthaw

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