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defrost

[dih-frawst, -frost] / dɪˈfrɔst, -ˈfrɒst /
VERB
free from frost
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
Antonyms


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“I have to put it in the fridge to defrost, but you can’t put it there too far in advance” or the yogurt will go bad.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

Staff at Network Rail will also be equipped with specialist kits to defrost frozen points and signals to keep the railway running safely.

From BBC ● Nov. 18, 2024

Just make sure to defrost your lobster in the fridge overnight before coating it in mayo or slathering it in hot, melted butter.

From Salon ● Sep. 1, 2024

Because shrimp are so small, they don’t need much time to defrost.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 28, 2024

We tunneled into the swirling white blackness, listening to the beat of the fan working to defrost the windshield and the odd airy crinkle coming from the bag in the back.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx

If you are planning to freeze some of the stock, leave an inch or two of room at the top so that the stock has room to expand as it freezes and then defrosts.

From Salon ● May 24, 2022

She defrosts them in the refrigerator and then uses them to make fried eggs, egg sandwiches and in baking.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 22, 2022

About 10% of the planet’s land mass is covered with glacial ice, and as the world defrosts, ancient creatures great and small are being unburied as well.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 2, 2021

About 10 percent of the planet’s land mass is covered with glacial ice, and as the world defrosts, ancient creatures great and small are being unburied as well.

From New York Times ● Nov. 2, 2021

As the frozen fish defrosts under the hot Kenyan sun, fishmonger Mechak Juma prefers not to tell his customers that it has come all the way from China.

From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2019

Once the meat is defrosted, cook it immediately.

From Salon ● Nov. 28, 2024

Business organisations said hours-long outages had caused supermarkets and restaurants to throw away food stock worth thousands of euros as fridges defrosted.

From Reuters ● Jul. 25, 2023

I dumped a little too much red sauce from an open jar on a half-cup of leftover macaroni; adding a defrosted sliced chicken sausage did not help.

From Washington Times ● Jul. 19, 2023

Once defrosted and gently warmed, they can be used in sunshiny salads and mixed with other available greenery and grains for a hearty and healthy side dish or lunch.

From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2023

The large rucksack had defrosted near the fire and Niels brought it into the kitchen.

From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys

He’s just taken a morning stroll in New York with his girlfriend, Dominican architect Ana Amelia Batlle Cabral, and is still defrosting from the wintry chill; he’ll be fully warmed up upon landing in California.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 28, 2026

The application External link shows Zoox is looking for release from certain requirements ranging from occupant crash protection to windshield wiping and defrosting.

From Barron's ● Mar. 11, 2026

What was once considered permanently frozen, stable ground is now defrosting, shifting and causing tremendous damage.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 21, 2024

Police are warning drivers not to leave their cars while defrosting them following the theft of two vehicles in West Lothian.

From BBC ● Dec. 13, 2022

Shukumar had been going through their supplies steadily, preparing meals for the two of them, measuring out cupfuls of rice, defrosting bags of meat day after day.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri


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