warming
/ˈwoɹmɪŋ/
UK: /ˈwɔːmɪŋ/
warming
English
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Definition
A small rise in temperature.
Etymology
From Middle English warmyng, warmynge, from Old English wærming, wirming, equivalent to warm + -ing.
Example Sentences
- "More than once had he caught me in the act and given me, as he put it, “a good warming,” with his hard hand so, however much I was tempted so to do, I steadfastly refrained."
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