melting
/'meltiɳ/
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Definition
Adjective:
- Becoming liquid: Describes something that is in the process of changing from a solid to a liquid state, often due to heat.
- Tender, emotionally moving: Describes something that evokes feelings of tenderness, sympathy, or sentimentality.
Noun:
- The process of liquefaction: The physical process by which heat changes a substance from a solid to a liquid.
Examples of Usage
Adjective:
- The melting ice cream dripped down the cone. (The ice cream was becoming liquid and dripping.)
- She gave him a melting look of gratitude. (She gave him a tender, emotionally moving look.)
Noun:
- The melting of the polar ice caps is a major concern. (The process of the ice caps turning to liquid is a concern.)
- The melting of the cheese was perfect for the fondue. (The process of the cheese becoming liquid was perfect.)
Advanced Usage
- "Melting point": The specific temperature at which a solid becomes a liquid.
- The melting point of gold is very high.
- "Melting pot": A place where different peoples, styles, or ideas mix together.
- New York City is often described as a cultural melting pot.
- "Melting away": Disappearing or dissolving gradually.
- Her fears began melting away as she felt more confident.
Variants and Related Words
- Melt (verb): To change from a solid to a liquid state.
- The butter will melt in the pan.
- Melted (adjective): Having become liquid.
- She poured the melted chocolate over the cake.
- Melter (noun): A person or thing that melts something.
- The furnace is an efficient metal melter.
Synonyms
- Adjective (becoming liquid): Thawing, liquefying, dissolving.
- Adjective (emotionally moving): Touching, poignant, tender, sentimental.
- Noun (process): Thawing, liquefaction, fusion.
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
- Melt down: To melt completely, often used for metals; also, to have a sudden emotional collapse.
- They had to melt down the old jewelry to make a new piece.
- The toddler melted down in the middle of the store.
- Melt into: To blend or merge imperceptibly into something else.
- The sky melted into shades of orange and pink at sunset.
Related Idioms
- Butter wouldn't melt in someone's mouth: Used to describe someone who appears innocent or demure but may not be.
- She looks so sweet, like butter wouldn't melt in her mouth.
- Melt someone's heart: To cause someone to feel great tenderness or sympathy.
- The puppy's sad eyes just melted my heart.
Noun
- 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