derreter — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
derreter is used for these senses in English:
- melt (ergative) To change (or to be changed) from a solid state to a liquid state, usually by a gradual heat.
- 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
- verb To turn from a solid into a liquid through heat.
- verb To soften emotionally, or to make someone feel tender or moved.
- noun A sandwich or dish topped with melted cheese.
thaw — full definition
- verb To melt or soften after being frozen, or to cause something frozen to melt.
- verb To become friendlier or less reserved after being cold or distant.
- noun A period when frozen ground, ice, or snow melts, or a period of improving relations.