stopnieć — meaning in English

English meaning

• melt verb To turn from a solid into a liquid through heat.
• thaw verb To melt or soften after being frozen, or to cause something frozen to melt.

Senses

stopnieć is used for these senses in English:

• melt (transitive, figurative) To soften, as by a warming or kindly influence; to relax; to render gentle or susceptible to mild influences; sometimes, in a bad sense, to take away the firmness of; to weaken.
• thaw (intransitive) To gradually melt, dissolve, or become fluid; to soften from frozen.

melt — full definition

1. verb To turn from a solid into a liquid through heat.
2. verb To soften emotionally, or to make someone feel tender or moved.
3. noun A sandwich or dish topped with melted cheese.

thaw — full definition

1. verb To melt or soften after being frozen, or to cause something frozen to melt.
2. verb To become friendlier or less reserved after being cold or distant.
3. noun A period when frozen ground, ice, or snow melts, or a period of improving relations.

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