thaw

thaw (out) the guests

the thaw came yesterday afternoon.

a thaw in relations between the USA and the USSR.

The ice thawed in the sun.

It thawed early last spring.

A thaw has set in.

a false thaw in January; the false dawn peculiar to the tropics.

the cast thawed the audience into real pleasure.

The sun thawed the ice and melted the snow.

The little girl's smile thawed the angry old man.

The spring thaw caused heavy flooding.

left the frozen turkey out until it thawed; thawed out by sitting next to the stove.

European exporters simply thawed their beef before unloading.

she thawed out sufficiently to allow a smile to appear.

He thawed after sitting at a fire for a while.

His shyness thawed under her kindness.

the river thawed and barges of food began to reach the capital.

Riven began to feel his ears and toes thaw out .

Just give me a minute to thaw out in front of the fire, then we can talk.

There, said he to his sister, I knew it hadn't thawed any.

Make sure the turkey is completely thawed before frying, they say.

He thaws out a little-- he's a goner.

But the recent frosty relations are starting to thaw.

There's water there, too, just waiting for us to thaw it out and drink it.

Before adding: " Otherwise he'll come out when it thaws."

I thought the spring thaw washed away the soil.

A change of personality at the top should make a thaw easier.

It may mark the beginning of a historic thaw.

All things were thawing, bending, snapping.