Noah Webster's New International Dictionary of the English Language

1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Melt.

2. (n.) Liquefaction; the act of causing (something) to melt, or the process of becoming melted.

3. (a.) Causing to melt; becoming melted; -- used literally or figuratively; as, a melting heat; a melting appeal; a melting mood.