warming en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈwoɹmɪŋ/ (General-American)
- /ˈwɔːmɪŋ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
From Middle English warmyng, warmynge, from Old English wærming, wirming, equivalent to warm + -ing.
Meanings
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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.
2022 February 4, John Branch, “U.S. snowboarder Jamie Anderson qualifies for the slopestyle final.”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 29 Nov 2022:
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(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.
2017, Harry Goulding, A Grimsby Life - Part 1: Henry the Ninth, page 193:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| warmings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
warming drawer · greenhouse warming · warming pan · warming centre · warming up · house warming · warming station · global warming · strapwarming · warming room · heart-warming · cockwarming · house-warming · flat-warming · warming center · sudden stratospheric warming
Translations (12)
pl ocieplenie (small rise in temperature) · nl opwarming (small rise in temperature) · bg затопляне (small rise in temperature) · ru согрева́ние (small rise in temperature) · cs oteplování (small rise in temperature) · ru потепле́ние (small rise in temperature) · uk потеплі́ння (small rise in temperature) · uk зігріва́ння (small rise in temperature) · de Erwärmung (small rise in temperature) · grc θάλψις (small rise in temperature) · cs oteplení (small rise in temperature) · hu felmelegedés (small rise in temperature)