melt away

verb

To fade or wane

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Meanings

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

present singular third person melts away · participle present melting away · participle past melted away · past melted away

  1. intransitiveTo fade or wane

    1874, Marcus Clarke, For the Term of His Natural Life Chapter VI 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.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
abate

Translations

Esperanto forfandiĝi
  • forfandiĝifade or wane
Cite this entry
APA

melt away. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/melt%20away

MLA

“melt away.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/melt%20away. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “melt away,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/melt%20away.

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