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melted away

melted away is the simple past and past participle of melt away.

Meaning of melt away

Verb

melt away (third-person singular simple present melts away, present participle melting away, simple past and past participle melted away)

  1. (intransitive) To fade or wane
    • It came at last. The sky lightened, the mist melted away, and then a long, low, far-off streak of pale yellow light floated on the eastern horizon.1874, Marcus Clarke, For the Term of His Natural Life Chapter VI

Questions about melted away

What is melted away the simple past and past participle of?
Melted away is the simple past and past participle of melt away.

Words near melted away in the dictionary

  1. meltcurve
  2. meltcurves
  3. meltdown
  4. meltdowns
  5. melted
  6. melted away
  7. melted down
  8. melted in the mouth
  9. melted into
  10. melted someone's butter
  11. melted up

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