Meanings
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of defrost
noundefrosting (countable and uncountable, plural defrostings)
plural defrostings
- countableuncountableThe process by which something is defrosted.
Insufficient defrosting causes electricity waste by overworking the cabinet and also results in high temperatures.
1962, The Sanitarian, volume 71, page 132, column 2
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defrosting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defrosting
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“defrosting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defrosting. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “defrosting,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defrosting.
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