THAWING

thaw, thawing, warming

(noun) warm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt; “they welcomed the spring thaw”

thaw, melt, thawing, melting

(noun) 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”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

thawing

present participle of thaw

Noun

thawing (plural thawings)

The process by which something thaws.

Source: Wiktionary


THAW

Thaw, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Thawed; p. pr. & vb. n. Thawing.] Etym: [AS. Þ\'bewian, Þ\'bewan; akin to D. dovijen, G. tauen, thauen (cf. also verdauen 8digest, OHG. douwen, firdouwen), Icel. Þeyja, Sw. töa, Dan. töe, and perhaps to Gr.

1. To melt, dissolve, or become fluid; to soften; -- said of that which is frozen; as, the ice thaws.

2. To become so warm as to melt ice and snow; -- said in reference to the weather, and used impersonally.

3. Fig.: To grow gentle or genial.

Thaw, v. t.

Definition: To cause (frozen things, as earth, snow, ice) to melt, soften, or dissolve.

Thaw, n.

Definition: The melting of ice, snow, or other congealed matter; the resolution of ice, or the like, into the state of a fluid; liquefaction by heat of anything congealed by frost; also, a warmth of weather sufficient to melt that which is congealed. Dryden.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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