thaw
verb (used without object)
to pass or change from a frozen to a liquid or semiliquid state; melt.
are thawing
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present progressiveof thaw.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Carney also re-emphasized the need to enforce Canadian sovereignty in the Arctic, where warming temperatures caused by climate change are thawing the ice, opening a new era of competition for critical minerals.
From Barron's ● Feb. 17, 2026
As the world has warmed due to climate change, areas of permafrost are thawing, revealing secrets long buried and frozen.
From NewsForKids.net ● Nov. 20, 2024
Snowy areas in in the Rocky Mountains of North America, the European Alps and northern Europe are thawing prematurely as the Earth warms.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 4, 2024
The mountainous regions of the world — the Himalayas, the Andes, the East African highlands — are thawing as average global temperatures climb.
From Salon ● Jun. 3, 2024
We are even now on the ice-floes in the stream of the Middle Ages: they are thawing fast, and their movement is ominous: the banks are flooded, and giving way.
From Thoughts Out of Season (Part II) by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche
