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dethawing

dethawing is the present participle and gerund of dethaw.

Meaning of dethaw

Verb

dethaw (third-person singular simple present dethaws, present participle dethawing, simple past and past participle dethawed)

  1. (nonstandard) To thaw; unthaw; unfreeze.
    • "That's like your saying dethawed when you mean defrosted."
      He made only the slightest little grunt.2001, Jane Vandenburgh, Physics of Sunset, page 27

Questions about dethawing

What is dethawing the present participle and gerund of?
Dethawing is the present participle and gerund of dethaw.

Words near dethawing in the dictionary

  1. dethatching
  2. dethatching rake
  3. dethatching rakes
  4. dethaw
  5. dethawed
  6. dethawing
  7. dethaws
  8. detheocratization
  9. detheocratize
  10. detheocratized
  11. detheocratizes

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