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thawing

/ˈθɔ.ɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.67 in modern English

Syllables
thaw-ing
IPA
/ˈθɔ.ɪŋ/
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of thaw

noun

The process by which something thaws.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From thaw + -ing.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈθɔ.ɪŋ/
  • British English: /ˈθɔː.ɪŋ/

Inflected Forms

thawings (plural)

Synonyms

thaw warming melt melting

Rhymes With

drawing withdrawing sawing gnawing clawing redrawing pawing hawing lawing

Questions

How do you pronounce thawing?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈθɔ.ɪŋ/.
What does thawing mean?
present participle and gerund of thaw
Where does thawing come from?
From thaw + -ing.

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