melting

Meanings

• the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid
• reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating
• become or cause to become soft or liquid
• become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial
• lose its distinct outline or shape; blend gradually
  • "Hundreds of actors were melting into the scene"
• become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly
  • "The tree trunks are melting into the forest at dusk"
• become less intense and fade away gradually
• becoming liquid

Synonyms

dethaw, disappear, dissolve, evaporate, fade, liquescent, meld, mellow, mellow out, melt, melt down, run, thaw, thawing, unfreeze, unthaw