defrost
verb (used with object)
to remove the frost or ice from.
was defrosting
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past progressiveof defrost.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Scholes left the door unlocked while he was defrosting the windscreen.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 29, 2013
In New Orleans a housewife phoned angrily that her new freezer was defrosting; the repairman found it was unplugged.
From Time Magazine Archive
