Definitions

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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of melt.
  • adjective Being in a liquid state as a result of melting.

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  • adjective changed from a solid to a liquid state

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Examples

  • Then the expression melted into that of an eerie doll and he began the terrible quivering too.

    The Burning Wire Jeffery Deaver 2010

  • Then the expression melted into that of an eerie doll and he began the terrible quivering too.

    The Burning Wire Jeffery Deaver 2010

  • His expression melted into disappointment, then brightened again.

    Highborn Yvonne Navarro 2010

  • Her expression melted into a frown as she added, “The thing is, there’s no record of any command orders being received, just a scrambled subspace communiqué that Spock requested, even though the call originated from Captain Kirk’s quarters.”

    In the Name of Honor Dayton Ward 2002

  • Her expression melted into a frown as she added, “The thing is, there’s no record of any command orders being received, just a scrambled subspace communiqué that Spock requested, even though the call originated from Captain Kirk’s quarters.”

    In the Name of Honor Dayton Ward 2002

  • Her expression melted into a frown as she added, “The thing is, there’s no record of any command orders being received, just a scrambled subspace communiqué that Spock requested, even though the call originated from Captain Kirk’s quarters.”

    In the Name of Honor Dayton Ward 2002

  • Her expression melted into a frown as she added, “The thing is, there’s no record of any command orders being received, just a scrambled subspace communiqué that Spock requested, even though the call originated from Captain Kirk’s quarters.”

    In the Name of Honor Dayton Ward 2002

  • Her expression melted into a frown as she added, “The thing is, there’s no record of any command orders being received, just a scrambled subspace communiqué that Spock requested, even though the call originated from Captain Kirk’s quarters.”

    In the Name of Honor Dayton Ward 2002

  • Transfer 1/3 of the batter to the medium bowl and stir in melted chocolate and chopped walnuts.

    By Cracky Bars | Baking Bites 2009

  • A sweet peanut butter pastry cream is stuffed into homemade or store-bought creampuff shells, which are bathed in melted chocolate and crowned with chopped peanuts.

    Kerry Saretsky: Franglais: Peanut Butter Cup Profiteroles Kerry Saretsky 2010

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