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melting away

melting away is the present participle and gerund 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 melting away

What is melting away the present participle and gerund of?
Melting away is the present participle and gerund of melt away.

Words near melting away in the dictionary

  1. Meltham
  2. meltier
  3. meltiest
  4. meltiness
  5. melting
  6. melting away
  7. melting down
  8. melting in the mouth
  9. melting into
  10. melting moment
  11. melting moments

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