warming

USWOR-ming/ˈwoɹmɪŋ/UKWAW-ming/ˈwɔːmɪŋ/

Noun pluralwarmings

3 meanings of warming

1
verb
Present participle and gerund of warm. Use this form for an action happening now or as the name of the action.
The fire is warming the whole room.
Warming the leftovers only takes a minute.
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2
nouncountable or uncountable
A small increase in how warm something is.
Like when a cold room slowly gets a little less cold.
We felt a gentle warming as the sun came out.
The room had a slow warming after the heater turned on.
Similarheating
Oppositecooling
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3
nounslangcountable
A beating, especially one given as punishment.
His brother gave him a warming for breaking the window.
The boys got a warming for sneaking out at night.
Similarbeating, thrashing, hiding, pasting
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warming is a form of warm

warm, verb: To make something warmer or keep it warm, or to get warmer. Full entry

Forms: warmwarms he/she/itwarming -ing formwarmed past tense, past participle
Spelling: warm → warming: add -ing

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Origins

Meanings 2–3

From an Old English word, made from "warm" plus "-ing".

Meaning 1

From an Old English form of the verb "to warm", made from "warm" plus "-ing".