melted; melting; melts
1
: to become altered from a solid to a liquid state usually by heat
2
a
: dissolve, disintegrate
the sugar melted in the coffee
b
: to disappear as if by dissolving
her anger melted at his kind words
3
obsolete
: to become subdued or crushed (as by sorrow)
4
: to become mild, tender, or gentle
5
: to lose outline or distinctness : blend
1
: to reduce from a solid to a liquid state usually by heat
2
: to cause to disappear or disperse
3
: to make tender or gentle : soften
Examples of melt in a Sentence
Verb
The butter melted in the frying pan.
The snow is finally melting.
She melted butter in the frying pan.
a tablespoon of melted butter
Their determination melted in the face of opposition.
She melted at his kindly words.
Her heart melted with compassion.
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Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2025
Some dump cake recipes call for butter in slabs on top of the dry mix, but this one uses melted butter, so the result is a dense, chewy, and brownie-like cake that is absolutely delicious.
—Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 26 Oct. 2025
Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2025
The lift happens in the first few minute of baking—when the butter melts and steam forms.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 26 Oct. 2025
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Verb
Nearly two years later, there’s still evidence at the crime scene that shook this small island country — ash on jutting rocks, melted scraps of plastic and fabric scattered in the verdant shrubbery where wild dogs stalk giant lizards.
—Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2025
Some dump cake recipes call for butter in slabs on top of the dry mix, but this one uses melted butter, so the result is a dense, chewy, and brownie-like cake that is absolutely delicious.
—Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 26 Oct. 2025
Noun
Surprisingly, instead of freezing in a single step, the water underwent multiple freeze–melt cycles, all within the pressure zone where ice VI typically forms.
—Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2025
The lift happens in the first few minute of baking—when the butter melts and steam forms.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 26 Oct. 2025
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“Melt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/melt. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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melt
1 of 2 verb1
: to change from a solid to a liquid state usually through heat
melt butter
snow melts
2
: dissolve sense 1
the sugar melted in the coffee
3
: to grow less : disappear
clouds melting away
4
: to make or become gentle : soften
a warm smile melts the heart
melter
noun
melt
2 of 2 noun
: a melted substance
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