English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (traditional Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈθɔː.ɪŋ/
- (Standard Southern British, intrusive R) IPA(key): /ˈθoː.ɹɪŋ/ [ˈθoː.ɹɪŋ(ɡ)]
- (Standard Southern British, intrusive R, g-dropping) IPA(key): /ˈθoː.ɹɪn/ [ˈθoː.ɹɪn]
- (Standard Southern British, intrusive R, th-fronting) IPA(key): /ˈfoː.ɹɪŋ/ [ˈfoː.ɹɪŋ(ɡ)]
- (Standard Southern British, intrusive R, th-fronting, g-dropping) IPA(key): /ˈfoː.ɹɪn/ [ˈfoː.ɹɪn]
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈθɔ.ɪŋ/ [ˈθɔ.ɪŋ]
- (General American, cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ˈθɑ.ɪŋ/ [ˈθɑ.ɪŋ]
Verb
[edit]thawing
- present participle and gerund of thaw
Noun
[edit]thawing (plural thawings)
- The process by which something thaws.
- 1829, James Macauley, The natural, statistical, and civil history of the state of New York:
- Hence, there is a succession of thawings and freezings. The former expand, and endeavour to restore the surface of the ground to its natural condition, while the latter contract and harden it.
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