thaw

Phonetic

US /θɔː/UK /θɔː/

Translations

VERBTo 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.

NOUNThe melting of ice, snow, or other frozen or congealed matter; the transformation of ice or the like into the state of a fluid; liquefaction by heat of anything congealed by frost, a period of weather warm enough to melt that which is frozen, A period of relaxation, of reduced reserve, tension, or hostility or of increased friendliness or understanding.

PROPNA river in South Wales which flows into the Bristol Channel at Aberthaw., A surname from Burmese.

Variants

thaws: Third Person Singular, Plural
thawing: Present Participle
thawed: Past Participle, Past Tense

Examples

manifestation of a reality Europe has long ignored: Believing that large-scale land war was a thing of the past and basking in the thaw of the Cold War, nations chronically underfunded their militaries
Source:www.nytimes.com
Global investors are cheering a thaw in the trade war sparked by US President Donald Trump’s massive tariffs, which have roiled financial markets, disrupted supply chains and stoked recession fears.
Source:edition.cnn.com
1.2.0 - The Global Thaw
Source:github.com
Not only has there been a thaw with China; Mr Trump’s fury with India has eased since it cut back on purchases of Russian oil.
Source:www.economist.com
The thaw in tensions that followed Mr Biden’s meeting with Mr Xi in Bali in November 2022 proved brief
Source:www.economist.com

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