melt away

See also: meltaway

English

Verb

melt away (third-person singular simple present melts away, present participle melting away, simple past and past participle melted away)

1. (intransitive) To fade or wane
   • 1874, Marcus Clarke, For the Term of His Natural Life Chapter VI

     It came at last. The sky lightened, the mist melted away, and then a long, low, far-off streak of pale yellow light floated on the eastern horizon.