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Meaning of 'melting' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Melting [ a.]
- Causing to melt; becoming melted; -- used literally or figuratively; as, a melting heat; a melting appeal; a melting mood.
2 . Melting [ n.]
- Liquefaction; the act of causing (something) to melt, or the process of becoming melted.
3 . Melting [ p. pr. & vb. n.]
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Meaning of 'melting' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . melting [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid
Example in sentence:
  • the power failure caused a refrigerator melt that was a disaster;
  • the thawing of a frozen turkey takes several hours

Nearby Words:

melaconite melada melado melaena melain melainotype melam melamine melampode melampyrin

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