The process of changing the state of a substance from solid to liquid by heating it past its melting point.
"The ice cubes began melting into water as they sat on the warm countertop."
In plain English: Melting is when something turns from solid to liquid because of heat, like ice turning into water.
"The melting was complete by noon when all the snow had turned to water on the ground."
present participle of melt
"The melting ice cubes trickled water onto the table."
In plain English: Melting is when something turns from solid to liquid because of heat.
"The ice cream began melting in the hot sun."
Which is melting, dissolving or liquefying.
"The glacier began melting under the intense summer sun."
In plain English: Melting describes something that is soft and shapeless because it has lost its firmness, often due to heat or emotion.
"The melting chocolate spread easily over the cake."
Usage: Use melting as an adjective only when describing something that has already turned into a liquid due to heat, such as "a melting pot." Do not use this form for substances currently undergoing the change; instead, say they are "in the process of melting" or simply "melting," which functions grammatically as a verb.