thaw
verb (used without object)
to pass or change from a frozen to a liquid or semiliquid state; melt.
had thawed
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past perfectof thaw.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Later, McDonald’s was one of the first U.S. fast food companies to open a store in Russia, a sign that the Cold War had thawed.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 8, 2022
Then coming down, his lips had thawed into a smile.
From New York Times ● Jan. 27, 2015
BBC United Nations correspondent Nick Bryant said relations between the UK and Iran had "thawed considerably" in recent months.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2014
At least 30 clinics had no live births from the eggs that they had thawed, and 11 more had achieved only one live birth.
From Nature ● Aug. 24, 2011
The giantess Periboia had thawed with alarming speed.
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
