Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • In a melting manner; in a manner to melt or soften; by the process of melting.

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  • adverb In a melting way.

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Examples

  • The flesh is perfectly done, which is to say meltingly tender.

    Archive 2008-09-01 Shaun 2008

  • Crisp, sweet apples with a touch of tartness or sweet pears, the flesh soft and meltingly smooth, he will enjoy one at the end of every meal, often pairing his choice with crusty baguette and a salty, creamy roquefort or nutty comté, a tangy goat cheese or an astonishing maroilles, as the French so love to do.

    Jamie Schler: Apple Clafoutis: A Recipe for Autumn Jamie Schler 2010

  • Say cheese: meltingly smooth mozzarella and herbs on toast.

    Nigel Slater's cheese recipes 2011

  • The mood is casual but the food is outrageously good: My scallop and red cabbage purée was vivid, my short rib meltingly rich.

    An American Wine Lover in Paris Lettie Teague 2012

  • Their flaky pastry is easy enough to make, and the result buttery, damp with meat juices and meltingly soft, almost like a steak pudding rather than a pie is popular with my wellington panel, but compared to the puff used by Delia Smith, Gordon Ramsay and James Martin, patriotically heavy.

    How to cook perfect beef wellington 2011

  • Crisp, sweet apples with a touch of tartness or sweet pears, the flesh soft and meltingly smooth, he will enjoy one at the end of every meal, often pairing his choice with crusty baguette and a salty, creamy roquefort or nutty comté, a tangy goat cheese or an astonishing maroilles, as the French so love to do.

    Jamie Schler: Apple Clafoutis: A Recipe for Autumn Jamie Schler 2010

  • Ikiru is one of his most acclaimed, a film at turns both touching and mind-meltingly dull.

    2010 March : Scrubbles.net 2010

  • Crisp, sweet apples with a touch of tartness or sweet pears, the flesh soft and meltingly smooth, he will enjoy one at the end of every meal, often pairing his choice with crusty baguette and a salty, creamy roquefort or nutty comté, a tangy goat cheese or an astonishing maroilles, as the French so love to do.

    Jamie Schler: Apple Clafoutis: A Recipe for Autumn Jamie Schler 2010

  • Ikiru is one of his most acclaimed, a film at turns both touching and mind-meltingly dull.

    Weekly Mishmash: March 7-14 : Scrubbles.net 2010

  • Crisp, sweet apples with a touch of tartness or sweet pears, the flesh soft and meltingly smooth, he will enjoy one at the end of every meal, often pairing his choice with crusty baguette and a salty, creamy roquefort or nutty comté, a tangy goat cheese or an astonishing maroilles, as the French so love to do.

    Jamie Schler: Apple Clafoutis: A Recipe for Autumn Jamie Schler 2010

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