warming

B2 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˈwoɹmɪŋ/ UK /ˈwɔːmɪŋ/ See IPA manual

Freq #6880

Meanings

1

noun
The process of becoming warmer.

Global warming is changing weather patterns around the world.
2

adj
Giving off or producing heat.

We gathered around the warming fire.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the process of becoming... heating

Word family

Related forms cockwarmingflat-warmingheart-warminghouse-warmingstrapwarming

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greenhouse warming
warming caused when atmospheric gases absorb heat leaving the Earth's surface

Noun + noun

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.

warminge Middle English wærmiġende Old English wyrman Old English

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# warming

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun, adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈwoɹmɪŋ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈwɔːmɪŋ/
**Frequency rank:** 6880

## Meanings
1. The process of becoming warmer.
2. Giving off or producing heat.

## Examples
- Global warming is changing weather patterns around the world.
- We gathered around the warming fire.

## Related Forms
- cockwarming
- flat-warming
- heart-warming
- house-warming
- strapwarming

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: warminge
- Root: wærmiġende
- Root: wyrman

## 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.

## AI Etymology
Warming is from Middle English warminge, warmynge, from Old English wærmiġende, wermende, wyrmende, present participle of Old English wyrman, wirman (“to warm”), equivalent to warm + -ing. In present-day use, it can mean the process of becoming warmer, or giving off or producing heat. Related vocabulary includes cockwarming, flat-warming, heart-warming, house-warming, and strapwarming.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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