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thawing

tha·wing

UK/ˈθɔː.ɪŋ/ US/ˈθɔː.ɪŋ/ rare

noun

1.

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”
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2.

warm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt

  • “they welcomed the spring thaw”
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Origin

From thaw + -ing.

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