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to thaw out
01
to gradually become unfrozen after being taken out of the freezer
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
Action verb
Regular
Separable
Particle
out
Base verb
thaw
Present tense
thaw out
3rd person singular
thaws out
Present participle
thawing out
Past simple
thawed out
Past participle
thawed out
Examples
She thawed the chicken out before cooking dinner.
02
(of a person) to become warmer after being outside in the cold
Examples
Sitting by the fireplace helped him thaw out his frozen fingers.
