Definitions
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- verb Present participle of
thaw .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid
- noun warm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt
Etymologies
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Examples
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The rate at which they are thawing is much much faster than at any given period in time sinc ethe ice age.
Duck, It's Hillary! 2008
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Like I said - Glaciers thawing is just one of many ways to tell the earth is warming.
Duck, It's Hillary! 2008
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Hulk fights with iron man, leading inadvertently to the discovery of Cap and his subsequent thawing from the Cap America movie .. (
Comic Fanboy Dreams - Captain America and The Avengers! « FirstShowing.net 2008
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Of course, the idea of thawing temperatures seems pretty nice at the end of a long, snowy winter like the one we just had in parts of the U.S., and the trend does promise earlier starts for golfers, gardeners, and farmers in the future.
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Olympics organizers hoped that the 2008 Games would lead to the same kind of thawing in China.
No Comparison Evan Ramstad and Gordon Fairclough 2008
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I thought the "thawing" cliche referred to W-Martin. 10-15 years, I don't know about that.
relations 2006
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In fact, he’s anything but … but the fact he’s more receptive to a thawing is a signal of the direction we’re moving in,” he continued, before adding, “of course, lifting the travel ban itself will be a major, major development in the drive toward an expanded trade relation.
After a minor thaw, Cuban trade opportunities excite U.S. businesses 2009
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Oddly enough, the "thawing" of their scorched bodies beneath the tarpaulin brought a certain degree of relief.
The Wings of the Morning Louis Tracy 1895
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I’ve honestly never tried it, so well has she frightened me off from the notion of thawing and refreezing.
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A activity in the restaurant sector; a "thawing" in relations with the company's franchisees; a "compelling" stock valuation; and "still-negative [Wall] Street sentiment ... leaving plenty of room for more constructive views".
BusinessWeek.com -- 2010
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