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present participle and gerund of thaw examples
plural thawings
The process by which something thaws. quotations examples
Hence, there is a succession of thawings and freezings. The former expand, and endeavour to restore the surface of the ground to its natural condition, while the latter contract and harden it.
1829, James Macauley, The natural, statistical, and civil history of the state of New York