Definition of Thaw
Thaw
thaw


Definition/Meaning
(verb)
soften, melt, or liquify, from hardness of ice or snow, as a result of warming up;

e.g. The snow thawed in the warm weather of spring.

(noun)
a period of warmer weather that thaws ice and snow;

e.g. When the early spring thaw begins, the ground starts to unfreeze and the rivers begin to rise.

(verb)
to become less aloof and hostile, become more active, or susceptible to change;

e.g. She began to thaw after warming up to the people at the party.



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