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melt into en · VERB
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(idiomatic, transitive) To disappear gradually into.
A tough Iraqi general, a former special operations officer with a baritone voice and a barrel chest, melted into smiles when asked about Senator Barack Obama.
2008 July 17, Sabrina Tavernise, Richard A. Oppel Jr., “Foreign Desk”, in New York Times:Either they melted into society or they swept through to there [sic] villages
2005 October 1, Jennifer Eccleston, CNN_LiveSat:The Roman Empire has melted into history.
2004 April 11, Ron Feinberg, “CLIMBING MASADA”, in Atlanta Journal Constitution:"The spirits are calling, I must go," she said to Lady Miranda, then executed a quick turn and melted into the crowd with an expertise born of years of practice.
2006, Jacquie D'Alessandro, Never a lady:
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