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melted

The correct spelling is melted.

How to pronounce melted

verb

IPA: /ˈmɛltɪd/

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The correct spelling is melted. To change (or to be changed) from a solid state to a liquid state, usually by a gradual heat. For example: "I melted butter to make a cake."

Usage Examples

I melted butter to make a cake.

His troubles melted away.

She melted when she saw the romantic message in the Valentine's Day card.

Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To change (or to be changed) from a solid state to a liquid state, usually by a gradual heat.
  2. 2.To dissolve, disperse, vanish.
  3. 3.To soften, as by a warming or kindly influence; to relax; to render gentle or susceptible to mild influences; sometimes, in a bad sense, to take away the firmness of; to weaken.
  4. 4.To be discouraged.
  5. 5.To be emotionally softened or touched.

adjective

  1. 1.Being in a liquid state as a result of melting.

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