Collocations for "thaw"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "thaw" in context.
WordReference English Collocations © 2026
thaw
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- thaw (the) [meat, food]
- the [snow, frost, steak] thawed
- thaw (it) [overnight, to room temperature]
- let (it) thaw [overnight, at room temperature]
- thaw it out
- let it thaw out
- thaw in the [refrigerator, spring, sun]
- thawed (out) by [lunchtime, tomorrow, tonight]
- (let) thaw from frozen
- thaw [prior to, before] preparation
- thaw out [by, in front of] the fire
- [relations, talks, negotiations] have thawed
- waiting for the spring thaw
- the spring thaw still has not come
- the long-awaited spring thaw
- [an early, a late] thaw
- the thaw was [early] this year
- the thaw [has set in, is underway]
- a thaw in diplomatic relations with [Russia]
- a thaw in [political, social] tension
'thaw' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):