unfroze
ˌən-ˈfrōz 
; unfrozen
ˌən-ˈfrō-zᵊn
; unfreezing
; unfrozen
ˌən-ˈfrō-zᵊn
; unfreezing
1
: to cause to thaw
2
: to remove from a freeze
unfreeze wages
3
: to cause to start working properly again
helped me unfreeze my computer
: to start working properly again had to wait for my computer to unfreeze
Examples of unfreeze in a Sentence
We can't wait until the ground unfreezes so we can start gardening.
The warm weather unfroze the lake.
The Justice Department agreed to unfreeze the company's assets.
I had to wait for my computer to unfreeze before I could read my e-mail.
He helped me to unfreeze my computer.
Recent Examples on the Web
Earlier this month, a federal judge in Boston ordered the Trump administration to unfreeze nearly $2.2 billion in federal grants to Harvard.
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Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 19 Sep. 2025
Earlier this year, Barrett and Chief Justice John Roberts, who is also conservative, joined liberal Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson in a ruling upholding a lower court order that unfroze $2 billion in foreign aid.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
Days after signing the grant contract, KSUT received a stop-work order after FEMA halted spending, which CPB unsuccessfully sued to unfreeze.
—Gabriela Aoun Angueira, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
That does not include presidential pressure on educational institutions, including Columbia University, which paid a $221 million fine to settle the federal government’s claims against it and unfreeze federal funding.
—Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 25 Aug. 2025
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Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 19 Sep. 2025
Earlier this year, Barrett and Chief Justice John Roberts, who is also conservative, joined liberal Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson in a ruling upholding a lower court order that unfroze $2 billion in foreign aid.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
Days after signing the grant contract, KSUT received a stop-work order after FEMA halted spending, which CPB unsuccessfully sued to unfreeze.
—Gabriela Aoun Angueira, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
That does not include presidential pressure on educational institutions, including Columbia University, which paid a $221 million fine to settle the federal government’s claims against it and unfreeze federal funding.
—Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 25 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unfreeze
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“Unfreeze.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unfreeze. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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