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thaw

/ˈɵɑː/

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verb

thaws; thawed; thawing

to stop being frozen or to cause (something) to stop being frozen [no obj]

The ice on the pond is beginning to thaw. [=melt]

Plant the seeds in early spring as soon as the ground thaws. - often + out

The meat will have to thaw out before you can use it. [+ obj]

The sun will soon thaw the snow and ice. - often + out

You'll have to thaw the meat out before you can use it.

[no obj] of weather :to become warm enough that snow and ice melt

The weather is beginning to thaw.

to return to a normal temperature after being very cold [no obj]

Our cold fingers and toes eventually thawed. - often + out

We sat in front of the fire and let our feet thaw out. [+ obj]

She held the coffee cup tightly, trying to thaw her frozen fingers.

to become more friendly and less angry [no obj]

Relations between the countries have thawed since the trade embargo was lifted. [+ obj]

Efforts to thaw relations between the two countries have failed.

noun

plural thaws

[count] a period of weather that is warm enough to melt ice and snow

flooding from the spring thaw

a situation in which a relationship becomes more friendly and less angry

a thaw in international relations