thawing

/'θɔ:iɳ/

Thân thiện

The frozen turkey is thawing on the kitchen counter.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • The process of becoming less cold or rigid; the melting of ice or snow: "thawing" refers to the transition from a frozen state to a liquid or softer state due to an increase in temperature.
   • A period of warmer weather that melts ice and snow: "thawing" can also describe a climatic condition, such as a seasonal period when frozen precipitation melts.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The rapid thawing of the mountain snowpack caused flooding in the valley.
  • We are expecting a thawing this weekend, so the roads should be clearer.

Advanced Usage

• "The thawing of relations": A metaphorical use describing the process of a strained relationship becoming more friendly or relaxed.
  • The diplomatic talks led to a gradual thawing of relations between the two countries.

Variants and Related Words

• Thaw (verb/noun): The act or process of thawing.

  • The ice will thaw by noon. (verb)
  • There was a sudden thaw in January. (noun)

• Melt (verb/noun): A close synonym, often used interchangeably with "thaw" for the physical process, though "melt" is more general for solids becoming liquid.

  • The butter began to melt in the pan.

Synonyms

• Melting: The process of turning from a solid into a liquid.
• Defrosting: The act of removing ice or frost, especially from a frozen food item or a refrigerator.

Related Phrases

• Spring thaw: The annual melting of snow and ice in spring.
  • The spring thaw reveals the wildflowers.

Idioms

• "A thaw sets in": Used to indicate that a period of thawing has begun.
  • After weeks of bitter cold, a thaw finally set in.

Học thuật

Noun

1. warm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt
   • they welcomed the spring thaw
2. the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid
   • the power failure caused a refrigerator melt that was a disaster
   • the thawing of a frozen turkey takes several hours

Từ đồng nghĩa

• thaw
• warming
• melt
• melting