unfreeze
Americanverb (used with object)
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unfreezes,
present (3rd person singular)
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unfroze,
past
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unfrozen,
past participle
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unfreezing
present participle
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to cause to thaw; melt.
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to remove or relax controls or restrictions on (funds, prices, rents, etc.).
verb (used without object)
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unfreezes,
present (3rd person singular)
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unfroze,
past
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unfrozen,
past participle
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unfreezing
present participle
verb
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to thaw or cause to thaw
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(tr) to relax governmental restrictions on (wages, prices, credit, etc) or on the manufacture or sale of (goods, etc)
Other Word Forms
Inflected Forms
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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unfreezesimple
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unfreezessimple
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have unfrozenperfect
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has unfrozenperfect
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am unfreezingprogressive
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are unfreezingprogressive
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is unfreezingprogressive
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have been unfreezingperfect progressive
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has been unfreezingperfect progressive
Past
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unfrozesimple
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had unfrozenperfect
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was unfreezingprogressive
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were unfreezingprogressive
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had been unfreezingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of unfreeze
Example Sentences
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The Treasury and the DfE did not say whether ministers would unfreeze the threshold in their response, but said: "We keep all aspects of the student finance system under review."
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
Efforts to unfreeze the market before its natural thaw are where conservatives and progressives are finding common ground.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026
Their chief lever in indirect talks was a promise to unfreeze some of the $100 billion in Iranian funds held overseas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
Magyar has promised to crack down on corruption, improve public services such as healthcare and carry out reforms required to unfreeze billions of euros in EU funds earmarked for Hungary.
From Barron's ● Apr. 12, 2026
Some people play that you have to crawl through the frozen person's legs to unfreeze them.
From "Zara’s Rules for Record-Breaking Fun" by Hena Khan
Maybe Garvey will also increase his Cameo fee when he inevitably unfreezes his account.
From Slate ● May 29, 2024
The order follows the court’s rejection earlier in June of a congressional redistricting map in Alabama and unfreezes the Louisiana case, which had been on hold pending the decision in Alabama.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 26, 2023
If within a few months, stock prices bounce back, investors start putting money into startups again and the market for initial public offerings unfreezes, the industry might be fine.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 6, 2022
But some analysts say that even if the United States unfreezes Afghanistan’s state assets and lifts sanctions, the Finance Ministry does not have the technical know-how to revive the country’s broken banking system.
From New York Times ● Jan. 13, 2022
Danuta unfreezes and spreads the blanket over the bed, leaving it long on the front side to cover Max.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
Scientists successfully unfroze part of a mouse brain—and it still worked.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026
The high court determined the appeals court erred on a technicality when it unfroze Randazzo’s property.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 18, 2024
Less than 24 hours after I unfroze all my credit reports, I received an alert from one of the banks I use, thanking me for applying for a new checking account.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2022
Mr. Moraes later unfroze the businessmen’s bank accounts.
From New York Times ● Sep. 26, 2022
Emma unfroze a little, starting to point out to Natalie, “If that h translates into a t, that makes that word ‘this.’
From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Vance said Iranian assets had not yet been unfrozen and that, if they were, they would be used to buy US goods such as soybeans and would not fund terrorism.
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026
The vice president said the funds, if they are ever unfrozen, should be used to buy U.S. food products.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
You can also carry unfrozen breast milk in hand luggage, even if you're not travelling with a baby.
From BBC ● May 2, 2025
"Your money is being unfrozen but you can’t contact the people who actually froze it," a senior official at an HIV/AIDS organization said.
From Salon ● Feb. 4, 2025
A.M. and P.M. had touched her, along with Otto and Sheed, and she’d been permanently unfrozen, free to chase her mirror monsters.
From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles
At stake is the unfreezing of billions of dollars, providing a huge incentive for Iran, as it faces soaring inflation and the collapse of its export-driven economy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
One is access to money, in the form of sanctions relief and the unfreezing of tens of billions of dollars from its oil revenues.
From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026
But Iranian officials reiterated Tuesday that unfreezing the country’s overseas assets remains a precondition for continued negotiations.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2026
Analysts say another aim of the election was to normalise their image with a veneer of legitimacy, unfreezing foreign engagement -- including investment projects.
From Barron's ● Apr. 10, 2026
Mamou’s picture kept freezing and unfreezing, occasionally turning into chunky blocks as the bandwidth fluctuated.
From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram
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