Thaw (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Thawed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Thawing.] [AS. þāwian, þāwan; akin to D. dovijen, G. tauen, thauen (cf. also verdauen 8digest, OHG. douwen, firdouwen), Icel. þeyja, Sw. töa, Dan. töe, and perhaps to Gr. � to melt. √56.] 1. To melt, dissolve, or become fluid; to soften; — said of that which is frozen; as, the ice thaws.
2. To become so warm as to melt ice and snow; — said in reference to the weather, and used impersonally.
3. Fig.: To grow gentle or genial.