warming

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English

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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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

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warming

  1. present participle and gerund of warm

Etymology 2

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

Noun

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warming (plural warmings)

  1. A small rise in temperature.
  2. (slang) A beating; a thrashing.
    • 2017, Harry Goulding, A Grimsby Life - Part 1: Henry the Ninth, page 193:
      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.
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References

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  • warming”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.