thawing - Definition and Meaning

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(noun)

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the process of ice, snow, or another frozen substance becoming liquid or soft as a result of warming up

examples

the disintegration is caused by the thawing of permafrost

(verb)

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(of ice, snow, or another frozen substance, such as food) become liquid or soft as a result of warming up

examples

the river thawed and barges of food began to reach the capital

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