Link Centre Dictionary

warming

war·ming

UK/ˈwɔːmɪŋ/ US/ˈwoɹmɪŋ/ fairly common slang
noun (2) adjective (2)

noun

1.
2.

warm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt

  • “they welcomed the spring thaw”
Synonyms

adjective

1.

imparting heat

  • “a warming fire”
Similar
2.

producing the sensation of heat when applied to the body

  • “a mustard plaster is calefacient”
Synonyms
Similar

Origin

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

Phrases

  • global warming
  • greenhouse warming
  • house warming
  • sudden stratospheric warming
  • warming center
  • warming centre
  • warming drawer
  • warming pan

Related words

Word family

Broader terms

Narrower terms

WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved. Wiktionary content is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike Licence.