unfreezing

unfreezing is the present participle and gerund of unfreeze.

Meaning of unfreeze

unfreeze (third-person singular simple present unfreezes, present participle unfreezing, simple past unfroze, past participle unfrozen)

(transitive) To defrost something.
(intransitive) To thaw.
(intransitive) To resume movement.
- He lowered the gun, and we unfroze.
(transitive) To release from a previously locked or frozen state.
(transitive) To release previously suspended financial assets.
- The indictment said that after Mr. Bankman-Fried received confirmation that the accounts were unfrozen, the rest of the bribe money was paid.2023 March 28, Matthew Goldstein, “Sam Bankman-Fried Is Charged With Foreign Bribery”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

unfreezing (plural unfreezings)

The process of something being unfrozen.
- […] and the sloping collection of fractured rocks—known as talus—that tumbled down from the quartzite bluffs during the repeated freezings and unfreezings of the last Ice Age.2015, Kevin Revolinski, 60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Madison (page 116)

plural	unfreezings

What does unfreezing mean?: Unfreezing means the process of something being unfrozen.
What is unfreezing the present participle and gerund of?: Unfreezing is the present participle and gerund of unfreeze.
What part of speech is unfreezing?: Unfreezing is a noun.
What is the plural of unfreezing?: The plural of unfreezing is unfreezings.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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