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thawing - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'thawing' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Thawing [ p. pr. & vb. n.]
- of Thaw

Meaning of 'thawing' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . thawing [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid
Example in sentence:
  • the power failure caused a refrigerator melt that was a disaster;
  • the thawing of a frozen turkey takes several hours
Meaning (2):
- warm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt
Example in sentence:
  • they welcomed the spring thaw

Nearby Words:

thack thacker thak thalamencephalon thalami thalamic thalamifloral thalamiflorous thalamocoele thalamophora

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