as in melting
to go from a solid to a liquid state
will have to let the apple juice concentrate thaw before you can mix it with water
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Recent Examples of thawing
Natural thawing eliminates damage caused by trying to remove ice encasing stems of perennials and shrubs.
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Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 31 Jan. 2026
Frozen raw chicken and frozen chicken wings were improperly thawing.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
january 30, Sacbee.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Still thawing out from the winter storm, temperatures should be noticeably warmer on Thursday with a high of 53 degrees, according to the National Weather Service’s Fort Worth office.
—Julia James, Dallas Morning News, 29 Jan. 2026
Jonathan Carver, suggest the name may also refer to beetle larvae emerging from thawing tree bark.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 29 Jan. 2026
For many, thawing pipes have revealed hidden problems.
—Nicole Nielsen, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
The gradual thawing process speeds up a tad by Tuesday afternoon with the return of southerly winds.
—Newsroom Meteorologist, Houston Chronicle, 27 Jan. 2026
Don’t bother thawing your frozen vegetables.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 1 Jan. 2026
Note that freezing and thawing pad Thai may change the texture of the peanuts and vegetables.
—Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 24 Dec. 2025
Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 31 Jan. 2026
Frozen raw chicken and frozen chicken wings were improperly thawing.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
january 30, Sacbee.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Still thawing out from the winter storm, temperatures should be noticeably warmer on Thursday with a high of 53 degrees, according to the National Weather Service’s Fort Worth office.
—Julia James, Dallas Morning News, 29 Jan. 2026
Jonathan Carver, suggest the name may also refer to beetle larvae emerging from thawing tree bark.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 29 Jan. 2026
For many, thawing pipes have revealed hidden problems.
—Nicole Nielsen, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
The gradual thawing process speeds up a tad by Tuesday afternoon with the return of southerly winds.
—Newsroom Meteorologist, Houston Chronicle, 27 Jan. 2026
Don’t bother thawing your frozen vegetables.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 1 Jan. 2026
Note that freezing and thawing pad Thai may change the texture of the peanuts and vegetables.
—Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 24 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thawing
melting
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Much of the Charlotte area surpassed worst-case scenarios for snow accumulations Saturday, and temperatures are staying low enough to keep it from melting on Sunday, forecasters say.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
1 Feb. 2026
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Sea level rise is also a direct result of a warming globe, caused by melting glaciers and the expansion of warmer water, which holds further implications for storms.—
Maleena Muzio,
Hartford Courant,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Thawing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thawing. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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