"unthaw" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ʌnˈθɔː/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-unthaw.wav Forms: unthaws [present, singular, third-person], unthawing [participle, present], unthawed [participle, past], unthawed [past]
Etymology: From un- (intensifier) + thaw. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|thaw|id1=intensifier|pos1=intensifier}} un- (intensifier) + thaw Head templates: {{en-verb}} unthaw (third-person singular simple present unthaws, present participle unthawing, simple past and past participle unthawed)
  1. (transitive, intransitive) To thaw out, to unfreeze; to become soft (of something which had been frozen). Tags: intransitive, transitive Related terms: dethaw, unthawed [adjective], unthawing [adjective]

Inflected forms

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