单词 | thawing |
释义 | thawingn. The action of thaw v. (literal or figurative). Also in plural (in quot. 1886 concrete). Also attributive, and with out (or up). ΘΚΠ the world > matter > liquid > making or becoming liquid > action or process of melting > [noun] > thawing thawingc1325 under-thaw1726 snow-melt1927 c1325 Gloss. W. de Bibbesw. in Wright Voc. 147 Après gelé vent remoyl [gloss] thowyng. 1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (Rolls) VII. 453 Many brugges..were i-broke of þe þowynge [v.r. þewinge] of þe yse. 1587 A. Fleming et al. Holinshed's Chron. (new ed.) III. 20/2 At their dissoluing or thawing, manie bridges both of wood and stone were borne downe. 1681 J. Flavell Method of Grace vii. 152 Thawings of the heart under the apprehensions of grace. 1861 G. W. Thornbury Life J. M. W. Turner II. 135 The occasional thawings of natures, however frozen by habit. 1886 M. K. Macmillan Dagonet the Jester 154 The first thawings of the hard-bound road clung impedingly to our shoes. 1905 Kynoch Jrnl. Oct.–Dec. 200 Many consumers..put frozen cartridges in thawing pans several hours before they are required. 1946 A. Koestler Thieves in Night 150 Ellen was engaged in a serious and measured conversation... Dina took no part in the thawing-up proceedings. 1973 ‘R. MacLeod’ Nest of Vultures v. 97 A large whisky gently completing the thawing-out process. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online June 2022). > as lemmasˈthawing ˈthawing adj. that thaws, melting. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > liquid > making or becoming liquid > action or process of melting > [adjective] > thawing thawing1646 unbindinga1800 1646 R. Crashaw Steps to Temple 1 Thawing Crystall! Snowy Hills! Still spending, never spent. 1806 W. Henry Epitome Chem. (ed. 4) i. iii. 35 The temperature of melting snow, or of thawing ice. 1942 W. Faulkner Go down, Moses & Other Stories 238 Out of the wet and thawing woods. < as lemmas |
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