thawing

Plural: thawings

Noun

• the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid
  • "the thawing of a frozen turkey takes several hours"
• warm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt
• The process by which something thaws.

Verb

• become or cause to become soft or liquid
• present participle and gerund of thaw

Synonyms

dethaw, dissolve, melt, melting, thaw, unfreeze, unthaw, warming