- present participle of melt.
melting
Example Sentences
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It featured a swirling plume of smoke, accompanying the story “The West’s Infernos Are Melting Our Sense of How Fire Works,” and the irony wasn’t lost on him.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2026
Melting ice has also become an increasingly important factor.
From Science Daily • May 22, 2026
Melting glaciers and ice sheets are raising sea levels while the Arctic is poised to log one of its worst winters on record.
From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026
Melting sea ice due to climate change isn’t just a problem for people living in coastal regions that are slowly being flooded.
From Salon • Jan. 21, 2025
Melting ice dripped down all about them, a slower sort of rain with its own soft music.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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