unfreezing

verb

present participle of unfreeze
as in thawing

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  1. thawing
  2. melting
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  • Scientists believe it may have been linked to thawing permafrost, causing rocks to tumble onto the glacier, destabilizing it.
    — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Additionally, health inspectors cited 10 eateries after finding health food violations from improperly thawing shrimp to mold-like residue on an ice machine.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of thawing
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  • The bearded seal is just one of the many polar species whose future is closely tied to rising temperatures and melting ice.
    — Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • What is clear is that Earth’s glaciers are melting faster as a result of warming and that melting is destabilizing these glaciers—and the mountains that buttress them.
    — Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of melting
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“Unfreezing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfreezing. Accessed 31 Aug. 2026.

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