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warming¹

  • /ˈwɔːmɪŋ/ UK
  • /ˈwoɹmɪŋ/ US

Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)mɪŋ

Where it comes from

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

noun warmings

  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. slang A 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.

warming²

  • /ˈwɔːmɪŋ/ UK
  • /ˈwoɹmɪŋ/ US

Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)mɪŋ

Where it comes from

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

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of warm

adjective more warming · most warming

  1. Having a warm quality; causing warmth or a warm feeling, such as coziness, comfort, affection, etc. Cinnamon is a very warming spice.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: calefacient, hot, melting, thaw, thawing, heating, warmth, reheating, overheating, heat, glow, volatile, heater, occlusion, build-up, temperature

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noun small rise in temperature

DeutschErwärmung
Русскийпотепле́ние poteplénije, согрева́ние sogrevánije

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@misc{warming_2026,
  title = {warming},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/warming},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}