heating

HEE-ting/ˈhiːtɪŋ/

4 meanings of heating

1
noununcountable
The system that keeps the rooms in a building warm.
Like a warm blanket wrapped around the whole house.
We turned on the heating because the house was cold.
The heating broke down in the middle of winter.
Oppositecooling
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2
noununcountable
The act of making something hot.
The heating of the soup took only a few minutes.
Rapid heating can crack a glass dish.
Similarwarming
Oppositecooling
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3
verb
Present participle of heat. Use this form for something that is happening now.
She is heating the leftovers in the microwave.
They are heating water for tea.
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4
adjective
Giving off heat to make things warm.
The heating coil glowed bright orange when switched on.
A heating pad can ease sore muscles.
Oppositecooling

heating is a form of heat

heat, verb: To make something hotter, or to get hotter. Full entry

Forms: heatheats he/she/itheating -ing formheated past tense, past participle
Spelling: heat → heating: add -ing

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Origin

From the word "heat" plus "-ing".