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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
thaw .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective no longer frozen solid
- adjective no longer frozen
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Examples
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The lake is not yet what we may call thawed out, although there is a large space of blue water, and the ice is separated from the shore everywhere, and is soft, water-soaked, and crumbly.
Passages from the American Notebooks, Volume 2. Nathaniel Hawthorne 1834
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I have even better success if I even go back to an orginal spot a couple of hours later ... and yes "thawed" deer guts/animals are great bait.
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I have even better success if I even go back to an orginal spot a couple of hours later ... and yes "thawed" deer guts/animals are great bait.
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We like it with fruit on it, such as thawed frozen berries.
VEGAN SCOTTISH SHERRY TRIFLE; VEGAN SPONGE CAKE AND POURED CUSTARD Bryanna Clark Grogan 2009
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We like it with fruit on it, such as thawed frozen berries.
Archive 2009-01-01 Bryanna Clark Grogan 2009
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A freeze in spending for specialized IT skills has "thawed,"
InformationWeek - All Stories And Blogs Rob Preston 2010
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There is a pervasive impression that the credit markets have "thawed" somewhat and that capital is readily available on terms that are well shy of usurious.
24/7 Wall St. 2009
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Spock’s expression thawed a bit as he nodded comprehendingly.
YESTERDAY’S SON A.C. CRISPIN 1983
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Spock’s expression thawed a bit as he nodded comprehendingly.
YESTERDAY’S SON A.C. CRISPIN 1983
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Spock’s expression thawed a bit as he nodded comprehendingly.
YESTERDAY’S SON A.C. CRISPIN 1983
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