1. to change from a frozen solid to a liquid by warming
2. to become less cold, unfriendly, or tense

1. a period of weather warm enough to melt ice and snow
2. the process of ice or snow melting

Examples

• The ice on the pond will thaw when spring arrives.
• She took the frozen chicken out to thaw for dinner.
• After the argument, it took time for relations between them to thaw.
• The January thaw melted most of the snow.
• We heard the creek running again during the spring thaw.
• His stern expression began to thaw into a smile.
• The ground is still frozen despite yesterday’s brief thaw.