thawing vs warming

thawing and warming both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
thawing	Yes	No	No	No
warming	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, thawing and warming are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of thawing include thaw.

As nouns, warming is a hypernym of thawing; that is, warming is a word with a broader meaning than thawing:

thawing: the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid
warming: the process of becoming warmer; a rising temperature

Other hypernyms of thawing include heating, phase change, phase transition, physical change, state change.

thawing (noun)	warming (noun)
warm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt	warm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt
the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid	the process of becoming warmer; a rising temperature

thawing (adjective)	warming (adjective)
	producing the sensation of heat when applied to the body
	imparting heat