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warming

  • noun
  • warm·ing
  • /ˈwɔːmɪŋ/

A small rise in temperature.

Other meanings

  1. A beating; a thrashing.

Synonyms

  • heating

Word history

From Old English "wierming" (wærming).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “warming” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.