thaw
verb (used without object)
to pass or change from a frozen to a liquid or semiliquid state; melt.
thawing
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present participleof thaw.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Out the window, I noticed a spot in the alley where the thawing and freezing of ice had created a ravine, where car tires would get lodged and trap the driver.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
Chung’s father founded Sinokor as a joint venture with Chinese interests in 1989, when Korean-Chinese relations were thawing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
As the announcement was underway, in the background a fire burned for a sixth day in a Boyle Heights warehouse, where 85 million pounds of frozen food was thawing and beginning to rot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026
Carbon cycling in thawing environments is highly complex, and some weathering reactions can release CO2 depending on the minerals involved.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 20, 2026
In the cold of winter they developed slowly, as was their way, and only when spring at last brought thawing and release to the forest streams did the young hatch.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
