English Explanatory Dictionary

warming

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A small rise in temperature.
  2. A beating; a thrashing.
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of warm

Pronunciation

/ˈwɔːmɪŋ/ /ˈwoɹmɪŋ/ En-au-warming.ogg

Word forms

warming warmings

Etymology

From Middle English warmyng, warmynge, from Old English wærming, wirming, equivalent to warm + -ing.

Related words

cockwarming flat-warming global warming greenhouse warming heart-warming house-warming house warming strapwarming sudden stratospheric warming warming center warming centre warming drawer warming pan warming room warming station warming up
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