to melt

Examples

• All

• When I left the ice cream in the sun, it started to melt and drip down the cone.

• I'm just going to kind of let that melt into the skin a little bit more.

• I just sit there and like melt into the floor.

  Dr. Mayim Bialik

• I am melting into the ground.

  The Last Earth Girl (2020)

• Without this kind of lighting, the dancer would melt into the background.

  Academic text (2003)

• Anything that has chocolate in it kind of melts into one big thing.

• It's very, very velvety and it just melts into your skin.

• All Christmases were beginning to melt into each other for him like the ice cubes in his drink.

  Fiction book (1990)

• As the sunlight reached the snow, it began to melt and form small puddles on the ground.

• The tension in the room began to melt away as the laughter filled the air.

Synonyms

D

to disappear

vsto melt

∞ 1.0

To stop being seen or to no longer be there

happens more gradually and often by blending into nearby things

F

to fade

vsto melt

531 1.2

To slowly become less visible, bright, or loud

merges into something else rather than just losing intensity

G

to go away

vsto melt

463 1.0

To stop being seen or felt

implies a gradual blending into surroundings rather than simple absence

F

to fade away

vsto melt

69 3.0

To become weaker and then disappear over time

becomes part of another thing as it weakens

D

to dissipate

vsto melt

48 6.8

To make something spread out and disappear, for example fog or tension

involves joining with surroundings rather than scattering and spreading out

D

to dissolve

vsto melt

43 3.9

To slowly disappear or become less clear

blends gradually into something else instead of simply vanishing

M

to meld

vsto melt

18 5.3

To mix things so they become one

is more about slowly disappearing into surroundings than forming one new thing

F

to fade out

vsto melt

15 3.9

Gradually become harder to see or quieter until it disappears

blends into surroundings instead of just ending visibility

Antonyms

A

to appear

873 1.0

To come into view or become visible

S

to stand out

244 3.2

To be easy to notice because you are different or better

Idioms

M

melt in the mouth

1 3.6

So soft and tender that it disappears when you eat it

B

butter wouldn't melt in someone's mouth

• UK

9.9

Seems very innocent and quiet but is not really kind

Phrasal Verbs

M

to melt down

12 6.9

Lose control emotionally or fail completely because it gets too hot

M

to melt down

12 3.0

Make a solid become liquid by heating it

M

to melt off

• Informal

1 4.1

To lose extra body weight slowly until it goes away

Compounds

I

ice melt

• Specialized

2 3.5

Ice changing into water in large areas like glaciers and sea ice

I

ice melt

• UK

1 3.4

A salt or liquid used to make ice become water on roads and sidewalks

How Distinct

to disappear

∞ 1.0

to fade

531 1.2

to melt

73 2.8

blur

146 4.2

Surface Forms

Etymology