English dictionary
thawing
verbParts of speech
Definitions
verb
- To gradually melt, dissolve, or become fluid; to soften from frozen
- To become so warm as to melt ice and snow — said in reference to the weather, and used impersonally.
- To grow gentle or genial.
- To gradually cause frozen things (such as earth, snow, ice) to melt, soften, or dissolve.
noun
- The process by which something thaws.
Example sentences
the ice thaws
It's beginning to thaw.
Her anger has thawed.