melting
melting Lexical Profile
melting Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Undergoing the process of changing from a solid to a liquid state as a result of heat.
"The children hurried to eat their ice cream cones before the melting scoops dripped onto the hot pavement."
Inspiring or expressing deep tenderness, sympathy, or emotional warmth.
"The soprano delivered a melting rendition of the aria that left the audience in tears."
Having a remarkably soft, tender texture that seems to dissolve effortlessly in the mouth.
"Slowly braising the beef for several hours gives the meat a rich, melting consistency."
• noun
The process or action of changing from a solid to a liquid state by the application of heat.
"Scientists are closely monitoring the rapid melting of polar glaciers caused by rising global temperatures."
• Rhymes for melting
Word Origin & Etymology
From the Old English verb 'meltan' ('to become liquid, digest, or consume by fire'), combined with the participial and gerundial suffix '-ing'.