To melt or soften until becoming liquid or semi-liquid (used for things like chocolate, cheese, snow, etc.).
チョコが口の中でとろける。
The chocolate melts in my mouth.
バターをフライパンで熱して、すぐにとろけた。
I heated butter in the pan and it quickly melted.
朝の陽で雪がとろけ始めた。
The snow began to melt in the morning sun.
このチーズはとろけるような食感が人気だ。
This cheese is popular for its melt-in-the-mouth texture.
To be enchanted or charmed; to be so emotionally overwhelmed (by someone or something) that one feels like melting.
彼女の笑顔にとろけそうになった。
I nearly melted at her smile.
母の作った料理の味にとろけるほど感動した。
I was so moved by my mother's cooking that I felt like melting.
甘い言葉にとろけてはいけない。
Don't let yourself be charmed by sweet words.