thawing
Frozen becoming liquid
Thawing is the process of warming something frozen until it softens or liquefies.
Frozen food thaws before cooking; ice thaws in spring.
The word extends to emotional warming: Relations between the two countries are finally thawing.
A thawing period follows prolonged coldness, whether of temperature or temperament.
Removing accumulated ice
- unfreezingReturning to liquid form
- deicingRemoving frozen accumulation
- liquefyingConverting to liquid state
- softeningBecoming less firm
warming · dissolving · tempering · loosening · slackening · thinning · easing · permafrost
Negotiation between nations
- reconciliationRestoration of friendly relations
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
- rapprochementReestablishment of harmonious relations
- peacebuildingEstablishing lasting harmony post-conflict
mediation · compromise · conciliation · easement · softening · warming · relaxation · relations
Increasing in temperature
- openingGap or start
- softeningBecoming less firm
- unbendingRefusing to change position
- relentingBecoming less severe
receptive · forgiveness · reconciling · reconnecting · vulnerability · trust · guardedness · reserve
defrosting
Removing accumulated ice
- unfreezingReturning to liquid form
- deicingRemoving frozen accumulation
- liquefyingConverting to liquid state
softening · warming · dissolving · tempering · loosening · slackening · thinning · easing · permafrost · icebreaking
diplomacy
Negotiation between nations
- reconciliationRestoration of friendly relations
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
- rapprochementReestablishment of harmonious relations
peacebuilding · mediation · compromise · conciliation · easement · softening · warming · relaxation · relations · tensions
warming
Increasing in temperature
relenting · receptive · forgiveness · reconciling · reconnecting · vulnerability · trust · guardedness · reserve · coldness
snowmelt
Liquefied winter precipitation
- crocusesEarly-blooming perennial flowers
- daffodilsYellow spring bulb flowers
- budsPre-bloom plant growths
mud · robins · equinox · freshets · sprouts · greenery · streams · nesting · chirping · vernal
- Freezingfreezing, flash freezing, deep freezing, quick freeze, blast freezing
- temperature changestemperature drop, heat waves, temperature rise, cold snaps, temperature spike
- thermal processesheating, burning, cooling, boiling, melting
- food safetyfood safety, food hygiene, food handling, food poisoning, contamination
- Ice processesfreezing, melting, frost, icing, ice formation
- liquifyingmelting, dissolving, liquidizing
thawingfreezing
Extremely cold
solidifying · congealing · icing · chilling · frosting
thawingfreezing out
Social exclusion through coldness
chilling · cooling · hardening · souring · estranging
- thawing out
- thawing permafrostWarming of perpetually frozen ground