Definition of "melting" []

• Present participle of melt. (verb)
• Which is melting, dissolving or liquefying. (adjective)
• Given over to strong emotion; tender; aroused; emotional, tearful. (adjective)
• The process of changing the state of a substance from solid to liquid by heating it past its melting point (noun)

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• "The term melting pot didn't surface because we have remained separated by our nationalities, religions and general backgrounds."
• "But as for the people who live in the USA aren’t we made up of just about every nation on this planet; hence the term melting pot."
• "Foreclosures are running at an all time high and the homeless are melting from the 104 degree heat index."