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thaw

[ thaw ]

verb (used without object)

  1. to pass or change from a frozen to a liquid or semiliquid state; melt.

    Antonyms:

  2. to be freed from the physical effect of frost or extreme cold (sometimes followed by out ):

    Sit by the fire and thaw out.

    Synonyms:

  3. (of the weather) to become warm enough to melt ice and snow:

    It will probably thaw today.

  4. to become less formal, reserved, or aloof:

    He thawed at their kindness.

  5. to become less hostile or tense:

    International relations thawed.



verb (used with object)

  1. to cause to change from a frozen to a liquid or semiliquid state; melt.
  2. to free from the physical effect of frost or extreme cold; bring to a more normal temperature, especially to room temperature:

    I took the steaks out of the freezer and thawed them.

  3. to make less cold, formal, or reserved.

    Synonyms:

  4. to make less tense or hostile.

noun

  1. the act or process of thawing.
  2. the act or fact of becoming less formal, reserved, or aloof.
  3. a reduction or easing in tension or hostility.
  4. (in winter or in areas where freezing weather is the norm) weather warm enough to melt ice and snow.
  5. a period of such weather:

    We had a two-week thaw in January.

  6. the thaw, the first day in the year when ice in harbors, rivers, etc., breaks up or loosens enough to begin flowing to the sea, allowing navigation:

    The Anchorage thaw came on May 18th.

thaw

/ Î¸É”Ë /

verb

  1. to melt or cause to melt from a solid frozen state

    the snow thawed

  2. to become or cause to become unfrozen; defrost
  3. intr to be the case that the ice or snow is melting

    it's thawing fast

  4. intr to become more sociable, relaxed, or friendly
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. the act or process of thawing
  2. a spell of relatively warm weather, causing snow or ice to melt
  3. an increase in relaxation or friendliness
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ³Ù³ó²¹·É±ô±ð²õ²õ, adjective
  • ˈ³Ù³ó²¹·É±ð°ù, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³Ù³ó²¹·Él±ð²õ²õ adjective
  • °ù±ð·³Ù³ó²¹·É verb
  • ³Ü²Ôd±ð°ù·³Ù³ó²¹·É verb
  • ³Ü²Ô·³Ù³ó²¹·É±ð»å adjective
  • ³Ü²Ô·³Ù³ó²¹·Éi²Ô²µ adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of thaw1

First recorded before 1000; (verb) Middle English thawen, Old English thawian; cognate with Dutch dooien, Old Norse theyja; (noun) late Middle English, derivative of the verb
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of thaw1

Old English thawian; related to Old High German douwen to thaw, Old Norse theyja to thaw, Latin ³Ù²¹²úŧ°ù±ð to waste away
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Synonym Study

See melt 1.
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Up to this point the Russian press had been welcoming the thaw in relations between Moscow and Washington.

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As the weather thaws and April showers make their return, I feel called to incorporate more herbs into my dishes.

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The gift highlights the diplomatic thaw between the two nations after Trump returned to the White House in January.

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But after she fled to India following mass protests against her government, ties seem to be thawing.

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We were told some "heartfelt conversations" were had with the No 10 team on Wednesday and there is a hope that the potential PIP freeze can be thawed.

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