Betekenis van thawing In het Nederlands

• 0 present participle of thaw

• 1 to (cause to) change from a solid, frozen state to a liquid or soft one, because of an increase in temperature:

  • Allow the meat to thaw completely before cooking it.

  • The sun came out and thawed the ice.

  • It's beginning to thaw (= the weather is warm enough for snow and ice to melt).

• 2 to become friendlier or more relaxed:

  • The report shows that relations between the two enemies may be thawing.