defrost
verb (used with object)
to remove the frost or ice from.
were 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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Scientists in New Zealand made an unexpected discovery while they were defrosting a slab of leopard seal poop that had been saved in a freezer for more than a year.
From Fox News ● Feb. 6, 2019
