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How to pronounce “thaw”
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Pronunciation guide for thaw
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of thaw with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- How Ancient Arctic Carbon Threatens Everyone on the Planet
was starting to thaw.
- Definition summary
- (intransitive) To gradually melt, dissolve, or become fluid; to soften from frozen.
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How to pronounce thaw
How Ancient Arctic Carbon Threatens Everyone on the Planet
was starting to thaw.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “thaw”
Meaning
- [Verb]
- (intransitive) To gradually melt, dissolve, or become fluid; to soften from frozen.
- (impersonal, intransitive) To become sufficiently warm to melt ice and snow, said in reference to the weather.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To grow gentle or genial.
- (transitive) To gradually cause frozen things (such as earth, snow, ice) to melt, soften, or dissolve.
- [Noun]
- The 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
- (figuratively) A period of relaxation, of reduced reserve, tension, or hostility or of increased friendliness or understanding.
Practice Nearby Words
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