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Meaning of WARMING

Pronunciation:  w'orming

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  warm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt; "they welcomed the spring thaw"
  2. [n]  the process of becoming warmer; a rising temperature
  3. [adj]  producing the sensation of heat when applied to the body; "a mustard plaster is calefacient"
  4. [adj]  imparting heat; "a warming fire"
 
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 Synonyms: calefacient, heating, hot, thaw, thawing, warm
 
 See Also: atmospheric condition, boiling, induction heating, melt, melting, overheating, radiant heating, temperature change, thaw, thawing, weather, weather condition

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Warm"ing\,
a. & n. from {Warm}, v.
{Warming pan}, a long-handled covered pan into which live
   coals are put, -- used for warming beds. --Shak.
 

 

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