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Synonyms for melting

Grammar : Adj
Spell : melt
Phonetic Transcription : mɛlt

Définition of melting

Origin :
  • Old English meltan "become liquid, consume by fire, burn up" (class III strong verb; past tense mealt, past participle molten), from Proto-Germanic *meltanan; fused with Old English gemæltan (Anglian), gemyltan (West Saxon) "make liquid," from Proto-Germanic *gamaltijanan (cf. Old Norse melta "to digest"), both from PIE *meldh-, (cf. Sanskrit mrduh "soft, mild," Greek meldein "to melt, make liquid," Latin mollis "soft, mild"), from root *mel- "soft," with derivatives referring to soft or softened (especially ground) materials (see mild). Figurative use by c.1200. Related: Melted; melting.
  • Of food, to melt in (one's) mouth is from 1690s. Melting pot is from 1540s; figurative use from 1855; popularized with reference to America by play "The Melting Pot" by Israel Zangwill (1908).
  • adj softening
Example sentences :
  • Gypsy showed signs of melting, whinnying softly and forgivingly.
  • Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
  • The sun was now well up in the sky, and the snow was melting.
  • Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic
  • For many months of the year the only water they have is obtained by melting snow or ice.
  • Extract from : « The Long Labrador Trail » by Dillon Wallace
  • The mist was melting into a yellowish drizzle, befouling the muddy streets.
  • Extract from : « His Masterpiece » by Emile Zola
  • The heat was melting the snow on her hair and clothes, and she was dripping.
  • Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola
  • It was the terrified end of a day melting into a night of death.
  • Extract from : « The Flood » by Emile Zola
  • He looked like a man who was melting before a fire as surely as a piece of wax.
  • Extract from : « The Christian » by Hall Caine
  • "Some affair of the heart, dear Baron," said the little Princess, with a melting look.
  • Extract from : « The Eternal City » by Hall Caine
  • It was eleven o'clock, and the sun was shining on the melting snow.
  • Extract from : « The Eternal City » by Hall Caine
  • But he looked at her gravely, and without any sign of melting.
  • Extract from : « The Trampling of the Lilies » by Rafael Sabatini

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