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melts away

melts away is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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

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What is melts away the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Melts away is the third-person singular simple present indicative of melt away.

Words near melts away in the dictionary

  1. meltons
  2. meltproof
  3. meltrin
  4. meltrins
  5. melts
  6. melts away
  7. melts down
  8. melts in the mouth
  9. melts into
  10. melts someone's butter
  11. melts up

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