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third-person singular simple present unthaws, present participle unthawing, simple past and past participle unthawed
(transitive, intransitive) To thaw out, to unfreeze; to become soft (of something which had been frozen). quotations examples
The water steamed and bubbled around me. I felt a rush of gratitude for it, that it should well up out of the mountain, bathe my aching body, and unthaw my frozen limbs.
2006, Lian Hearn, Grass for his pillow: The way through the snow
The food is honest and hearty, perfect for unthawing frozen limbs […]
2009, Ann Mah, Kitchen Chinese: A Novel About Food, Family, and Finding Yourself