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melting

noun · adjective

Simple meaning

Changing a substance from solid to liquid by heating it past its melting point.

Pronunciation

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mehlting

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IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈmɛltɪŋ

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Definition

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noun

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

  2. figurative

    The act of softening or mitigating.

adjective

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

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

  3. Which is melting, dissolving or liquefying.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
B2 · Upper Intermediate
Frequency
Moderately Common
Typical Use
Neutral / general English

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

Used this way, melting is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
Matter-of-fact
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

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Common Patterns and Combinations

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melting pointmelting ice

Other combinations

melting potmelting temperaturemelting snowhigh meltinglow meltingpartial melting

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Similar Words, What’s the Difference?

Close in meaning, but not always interchangeable.

  • melt

    The transition of matter from a solid state to a liquid state.

  • thaw

    The melting of ice, snow, or other frozen or congealed matter.

  • thawing

    The process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid.

Word Family

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Inflected forms

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  • meltverbBase word

    Reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating.

Compound terms

Established multiword terms.

  • melting pointnounCompound term

    The temperature below which a liquid turns into a solid.

  • melting potnounCompound term

    An environment in which many ideas and races are socially assimilated.

Related words

Connected by subject or meaning, not by word formation.

  • meltdownnounRelated term

    Severe overheating of the core of a nuclear reactor resulting in the core melting and radiation escaping.

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Synonyms

Sense: changing the state of a substance from solid to liquid by heating it past its melting point

thaw

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