heartwarming
adjective
heart·warm·ing
ˈhärt-ˌwȯr-miŋ 
: inspiring sympathetic feeling : cheering
It's heartwarming how their neighbors pitched in to help.
Examples of heartwarming in a Sentence
The movie is a heartwarming story about a boy and his dog.
It's heartwarming to see how his neighbors have helped him.
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In one of the most heartwarming sequences a flashback shows these young film buffs shooting one of their shlocky Big Foot-esque monster movies.
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Randy Myers, Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2025
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—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 20 Dec. 2025
For the second consecutive year, here is Pitchfork’s staff list of 101 bad, troubling, goofy, heartwarming, terrific moments in and around music culture.
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Unfortunately, similar to the (albeit heartwarming) tale between a restaurant garbage boy and Remy the rat, O’Connor — much like Linguini — was stuck playing second fiddle tonight on SNL, puppeted to and fro from sketch to sketch that sidelined his comedic talents.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 13 Dec. 2025
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Randy Myers, Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2025
This heartwarming novel follows Tova Sullivan who, after her husband’s death and the disappearance of her 18-year-old son Erik, takes a job cleaning at the Sowell Bay Aquarium in Washington.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 20 Dec. 2025
For the second consecutive year, here is Pitchfork’s staff list of 101 bad, troubling, goofy, heartwarming, terrific moments in and around music culture.
—Pitchfork, 18 Dec. 2025
Unfortunately, similar to the (albeit heartwarming) tale between a restaurant garbage boy and Remy the rat, O’Connor — much like Linguini — was stuck playing second fiddle tonight on SNL, puppeted to and fro from sketch to sketch that sidelined his comedic talents.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 13 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for heartwarming
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“Heartwarming.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heartwarming. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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heartwarming
adjective
heart·warm·ing
ˈhärt-ˌwȯr-miŋ
: making one feel good inside : cheering to one's emotions
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