melt into



melt into something

to melt and change into a different state. All the ice cream melted into a sticky soup. The candles melted into a pool of colored wax in all the heat we had last summer.
See also: melt

melt something into something

to cause something to change its state when melting. The ice melted into a cold liquid that we could drink. We melted the fat into a liquid that we could deep-fry in.
See also: melt

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Bert[bə:t]
Hyder-Arabic
RenÉErə-NE (French)French, Dutch
DennisDEN-is (English), DE-nis (German), DEN-nis (Dutch)English, German, Dutch
Jamesina-Scottish
Galadrielgə-LAD-ree-əl (English)Literature