noun
Meaning 1
The process by which something thaws.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
thawing
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈθɔː.ɪŋ/
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Received-Pronunciation: [ˈθɔː.ɪŋ]
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[ˈθoː.ɹɪŋ(ɡ)] Standard Southern British, intrusive R
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[ˈθoː.ɹɪn] Standard Southern British, intrusive R, g-dropping
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[ˈfoː.ɹɪŋ(ɡ)] Standard Southern British, intrusive R, th-fronting
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[ˈfoː.ɹɪn] Standard Southern British, intrusive R, th-fronting, g-dropping
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General-American: /ˈθɔ.ɪŋ/
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General-American: [ˈθɔ.ɪŋ]
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General-American, cot-caught-merger: /ˈθɑ.ɪŋ/
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General-American, cot-caught-merger: [ˈθɑ.ɪŋ]
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CMU ARPABET: TH AO1 IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
verb
Meaning 2
present participle and gerund of thaw
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
warm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- they welcomed the spring thaw
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: thaw, warming
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: weather, weather condition, conditions, atmospheric condition
noun
Meaning 4
the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the power failure caused a refrigerator melt that was a disaster
- the thawing of a frozen turkey takes several hours
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: thaw, melt, melting
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: heating, warming, phase change, phase transition, state change, physical change
History
Etymology
From thaw + -ing.
Real reading context