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Meaning of melting

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

melting

Pronunciation:/ˈmɛltɪŋ/

verb

Definitions

  1. To change (or to be changed) from a solid state to a liquid state, usually by a gradual heat.

    Example: I melted butter to make a cake.

  2. To dissolve, disperse, vanish.

    Example: His troubles melted away.

  3. To soften, as by a warming or kindly influence; to relax; to render gentle or susceptible to mild influences; sometimes, in a bad sense, to take away the firmness of; to weaken.

  4. To be discouraged.

noun

Definitions

  1. The process of changing the state of a substance from solid to liquid by heating it past its melting point.

  2. The act of softening or mitigating.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Which is melting, dissolving or liquefying.

  2. Given over to strong emotion; tender; aroused; emotional, tearful.

  3. That causes one to melt with emotion; able to make others feel tender and emotional.