thawing
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Verb
[edit]thawing
- present participle and gerund of thaw
Noun
[edit]thawing (plural thawings)
- The process by which something thaws.
- 1829, James Macauley, The natural, statistical, and civil history of the state of New York:
- Hence, there is a succession of thawings and freezings. The former expand, and endeavour to restore the surface of the ground to its natural condition, while the latter contract and harden it.