thawing
/ˈθɔː.ɪŋ/noun, verb
thawing is spelled T-H-A-W-I-N-G: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,187th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, thawing means “The process by which something thaws” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of thawing is thawings.
How many letters and syllables are in thawing?
| Letters | 7: T-H-A-W-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 43,187th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is thawing?
Thawing appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,187th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce thawing?
- UK /ˈθɔː.ɪŋ/
- UK [ˈθɔː.ɪŋ]
- [ˈθoː.ɹɪŋ(ɡ)]
Thawing has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of thawing
- thawings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does thawing mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The process by which something thaws.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of thaw
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does thawing come from?
From thaw + -ing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).