: inspiring sympathetic feeling : cheering
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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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But the people sharing their stories has been so heartwarming.
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Last year's Oscar ceremony had a lot of weird, funny, and heartwarming moments.
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This heartwarming story comes as a somewhat troubling development to CNN's Brian Stelter, though, who took to Reliable Sources on Sunday morning to wonder aloud whether this boycott amounts to a problematic attempt to suppress free speech.
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There's also this heartwarming scream of delight when @Art_P3rry was admitted into UC Berkley.
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Amid its characters’ imperfection and even dysfunction, Saga always returns to heartwarming themes: finding and building family, and earning redemption through forgiveness and love.
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Alana Ruthann took to Facebook on Sunday to share the heartwarming story, which took place the day before at her local Walmart in Ankeny.
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After the Astros beat the Dodgers in Game 7 of the 2017 World Series, Carlos Correa popped the question in a heartwarming moment on live TV. 2.
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Cambodian Rock Band South Coast Repertory presents the world premiere of Lauren Yee's raucous, heartwarming new play about a rock band in Phnom Penh in 1975 — just before the infamous Khmer Rouge seized control.
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First Known Use of heartwarming
1743
heartwarming Synonyms
Synonyms
cheering, comforting, encouraging, fulfilling, gladdening, gratifying, heartening, rewarding, satisfying;
Antonyms
demoralizing, depressing, discouraging, disheartening, dispiriting;
Near Antonyms
cheerless, disappointing, disgruntling, displeasing, dissatisfying, heartbreaking, heartrending, saddening;
discomforting, disconcerting, dismaying, distressing, disturbing, upsetting;
Related Words
affecting, inspiring, inspiriting, moving, poignant, stirring, touching;
edifying, elevating, uplifting;
animating, enlivening, exciting, exhilarating, invigorating, rousing, stimulating, thrilling;
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