warming

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

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

One would have said that his presence had something warming and luminous about it. — Les Misérables, Victor Hugo
Good!” cried Jo, pounding with the handle of the old warming pan on which she leaned. — Little Women, Louisa May Alcott
"Nothing but a jug of whisky and a kind word and a house warming," Kelso had answered. — The Boy Scouts Book of Campfire Stories, Unknown

heating

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