Thawing

Word THAWING
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Definitions and meanings of "Thawing"

What do we mean by thawing?

To gradually melt, dissolve, or become fluid; to soften from frozen

To become so warm as to melt ice and snow — said in reference to the weather, and used impersonally.

To grow gentle or genial.

To gradually cause frozen things (such as earth, snow, ice) to melt, soften, or dissolve.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Thawing

The word "thawing" in example sentences

Like I said - Glaciers thawing is just one of many ways to tell the earth is warming. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The rate at which they are thawing is much much faster than at any given period in time sinc ethe ice age. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Hulk fights with iron man, leading inadvertently to the discovery of Cap and his subsequent thawing from the Cap America movie .. ( ❋ Unknown (2008)

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. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Olympics organizers hoped that the 2008 Games would lead to the same kind of thawing in China. ❋ Evan Ramstad And Gordon Fairclough (2008)

I thought the "thawing" cliche referred to W-Martin. 10-15 years, I don't know about that. ❋ Unknown (2006)

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. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Oddly enough, the "thawing" of their scorched bodies beneath the tarpaulin brought a certain degree of relief. ❋ Louis Tracy (1895)

I’ve honestly never tried it, so well has she frightened me off from the notion of thawing and refreezing. ❋ Unknown (2007)

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". ❋ Unknown (2010)

Planning gives you time to do the things you need, such as thawing frozen meat slowly in the fridge until it's completely defrosted. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Mr Medvedev apparently shares the UK Business Secretary, Lord Mandelson's conviction that they are now "thawing". ❋ Unknown (2009)

Rather, monetary expansion trickles through the economy: first to bolster the banking system where it originates from programs like TARP and TALF, then through Federal "stimulus programs" that eventually (belatedly?) result in a "Cash for Clunkers" program, and finally to home owners through firming home prices and higher wages with economic expansion and increasing demand; all from the proverbial "thawing" of a frozen credit system enabled by backstopping the banking system. ❋ Unknown (2009)

He said the problems with the British Council "seem to have been normalised" which appeared to be a sign that relations were "thawing" but he hoped that would spread to other areas. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Peter Mandelson has said he believes there is a "thawing" of Russian-British relations but regretted that trade was bound to be affected by political rows. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The messages give advice such as thawing reminders and temperature guidelines. ❋ Unknown (2008)

So I think until we see a little bit more, we've seen the word "thawing" used, the thawing in the financial markets with respect to credit to consumers who do have the wherewithal to meet their obligations for cars and homes and other consumer goods, back to the retail category, I think that we're going to continue to see softness in the environment and advertising, not advertising until they can move their product. ❋ Unknown (2008)

We are seeing evidence of that, we are seeing evidence of 'thawing' in the credit markets and clearly, one would expect that these assets will be the first to see that. ❋ Unknown (2008)

This new round of funding supports our efforts to expand our channels globally, which is well timed with the 'thawing' of economic budgets to fuel competitive advantage for our customers. " ❋ Unknown (2010)

The other night I had a pound of organic grass-fed beef thawing in the fridge, and it had been the third springtime snowstorm in a week. ❋ Maria Rodale (2011)

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