melted
v.v. changed from a solid into a liquid because of heat. You use this when ice turns into water or cheese becomes soft and runny.
v. the past tense and past participle of 'melt', describing the transition of a substance from a solid to a liquid state through heating.
The ice cubes melted quickly in the sun.
The chef poured the melted butter over the vegetables to add flavor and moisture.
As the temperature rose above freezing, the thick layer of snow that had covered the valley for weeks finally melted, revealing the dormant grass beneath.
The past tense of 'melt'. When used as a participle before a noun, it describes a physical change of state.
The ice was molten in my glassThe ice was melted in my glassLearners confuse 'melted' with 'molten'; 'molten' is reserved for substances with extremely high melting points like rock or metal.