Unthaw — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

become or cause to become soft or liquid

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌnθˈɔː/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌnθˈɔː/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌnθˈɔː/

2 syllables Say it as /ʌnθˈɔː/.

Examples

The sun melted the ice
the ice thawed
the ice cream melted

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

dethaw unfreeze thaw dissolve melt

Parts of Speech

verb	become or cause to become soft or liquid “The sun melted the ice”

Word Forms

thaw	noun	warm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt
thawing	noun	the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid
meltable	adjective	capable of melting
melt	noun	the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid
melter	noun	a worker who melts substances (metal or wax etc.)
melting	noun	the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

auftauen

werden oder dazu führen, dass sie weich oder flüssig werden

🇫🇷French

dégeler

devenir ou faire devenir mou ou liquide

🇪🇸Spanish

descongelar

volverse o hacer que se vuelva suave o líquido

🇮🇹Italian

scongelare

diventare o far diventare molle o liquido

🇳🇱Dutch

ontdooien

zacht of vloeibaar worden of veroorzaken

🇵🇹Portuguese

descongelar

tornar-se ou fazer com que fique macio ou líquido

🇷🇺Russian

не таять

стать или стать мягким или жидким

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पिघलाना

नरम या तरल होना या बनना

🇧🇩Bengali

খুলে ফেলা

নরম বা তরল হয়ে ওঠা

🇮🇳Tamil

அவிழ்

மென்மையாக அல்லது திரவமாக மாறுகிறது அல்லது காரணமாகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

కరిగిపోదు

మృదువుగా లేదా ద్రవంగా మారడానికి లేదా కారణం

🇮🇳Marathi

विझवणे

मऊ किंवा द्रव बनणे किंवा होऊ देणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

દૂર કરવું

બનવું અથવા નરમ અથવા પ્રવાહી બનવાનું કારણ બને છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕರಗಿಸು

ಮೃದು ಅಥವಾ ದ್ರವವಾಗಲು ಅಥವಾ ಕಾರಣವಾಗಲು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉരുകുക

മൃദുവായതോ ദ്രാവകമോ ആയിത്തീരാൻ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ കാരണമാകുന്നു

🇵🇰Urdu

کھولنا

بننا یا نرم یا مائع بننے کا سبب بننا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

解冻

变得或导致变软或液体

🇯🇵Japanese

解凍する

柔らかくなるか液体になる、または柔らかくなるか液体になる

🇰🇷Korean

해동을 풀다

부드러워지거나 액체가 되거나 그렇게 만들다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tan băng

trở nên mềm hoặc lỏng

🇹🇭Thai

ละลาย

กลายเป็นหรือทำให้นิ่มหรือเหลว

🇮🇩Indonesian

mencairkan

menjadi atau menyebabkan menjadi lunak atau cair

🇵🇭Filipino

unhaw

maging o maging sanhi ng pagiging malambot o likido

🇲🇾Malay

lepaskan

menjadi atau menyebabkan menjadi lembut atau cair

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ذوبان الجليد

تصبح أو تتسبب في أن تصبح لينة أو سائلة

🇮🇷Persian

ذوب کردن

تبدیل یا باعث نرم یا مایع شدن می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

çözülmek

yumuşak veya sıvı hale gelmek veya olmasına neden olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

להתיר

הופכים או גורמים להיות רכים או נוזליים

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