thawing

/'θɔ:iɳ/

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Word: Thawing

Definition: "Thawing" is a noun that describes the process when something that is frozen becomes warm and starts to melt. This often happens when the weather gets warmer, causing ice or snow to melt.

Summary

"Thawing" is a useful word that describes both the melting of ice and the warming of relationships.

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Noun

1. warm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt
   • they welcomed the spring thaw
2. the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid
   • the power failure caused a refrigerator melt that was a disaster
   • the thawing of a frozen turkey takes several hours

Synonyms

• thaw
• warming
• melt
• melting