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Thawing out
Answer for the clue "Thawing out ", 10 letters:
defrosting
Word definitions for defrosting in dictionaries
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vb. (present participle of defrost English)
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Defrosting (or thawing ) is a procedure, performed periodically on refrigerators and freezers to maintain their operating efficiency. Over time, as the door is opened and closed, letting in new air, water vapour from the air condenses on the cooling elements ...
Usage examples of defrosting.
After some experimentation with programming, I started the chicken stock defrosting, then minced a mountain of shallots, carrots, and celery.
It took him a while after defrosting to get over the feeling, too, because Captain Bu wasn’t happy about the jawbone course corrections he had to make when he was thawed out himself.
Members of the ship's crew were going about their business, storing last supplies, cleaning the deck, pouring water to form fresh icepaths, and defrosting frozen pika-pina rope with a lamp.
As I was defrosting chicken for dinner, I kept thinking of the people on my lawn, and the more I thought about them, the angrier I got.
Faye, defrosting the refrigerator, would hurl potfuls of hot water into the freezer compartment.