warming

nounverbcommon in dialogue

United Kingdom//ˈwɔːmɪŋ//
United States//ˈwoɹmɪŋ//

A small rise in temperature.

noun

1
A small rise in temperature.
The forecast calls for a slight warming trend in the coming days, with sunny skies and daytime temperatures reaching the midteens on Sunday and Monday, when the men will hit the snowboard course.
2
slangA beating; a thrashing.
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.

Etymology

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

verb

1
Also a form of warmpresent participle and gerund of warm

Etymology

From Middle English warminge, warmynge, from Old English wærmiġende, wermende, wyrmende, present participle of Old English wyrman, wirman (“to warm”), equivalent to warm + -ing.

Forms

plural: warmings

warm · Of a somewhat high temperature, often but not always…warmed · At a higher temperature.warmer · Something that warms (something else) by providing some small…

warming · A small rise in temperature.

warmth · A moderate degree of heat; the sensation of being warm.warn · To make (someone) aware of (something impending); especially:…Warn · A surname.

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