Synonyms of heating

heating

verb

present participle of heat

as in warming

to cause to have or give off heat to a moderate degree

heat water for tea

heat the oven to 350 degrees before you put the cake in

Synonyms & Similar Words

• warming
• cooking
• baking
• toasting
• thawing
• roasting
• superheating
• overheating
• reheating
• hotting (up)
• rewarming
• scorching
• burning
• charring
• searing
• scalding
• parching
• firing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cooling
• refrigerating
• chilling
• freezing
• frosting
• icing
• supercooling

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of heating

Pittsburgh sees cooler temperatures after severe storms A cold front after the thunderstorms was set to bring cooler weather to Pittsburgh for the next several days, with temperatures heating back up again toward the start of next week. — Finch Walker, USA Today, 21 July 2026

One of the biggest energy demands is heating and cooling the house. — Jennifer Castenson, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

Your Porch Faces South Or West Spaces that face south or west will experience the most direct sunlight during the day, heating everything up and making things feel extra hot. — Molly Burford, Southern Living, 20 July 2026

The base is cast from quick-heating heavy-gauge stainless steel, but the heat-resistant wooden handle and bead knob keep your hands from getting burned. — Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026

Lot placement and window placement can affect heating and cooling if placed in hot spots for afternoon sun. — Timothy Dale, The Spruce, 17 July 2026

There are two possible, competing ways in which dust can affect the Alfvén waves, which in turn could determine how energy is dumped into the corona, heating it. — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 7 July 2026

The planet either warmed up while engulfed during the red giant phase, or began heating as gravity pulled it closer to the resultant white dwarf. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 1 July 2026

The accumulation of heat-trapping greenhouse gases in our atmosphere are heating the planet at a rapid rate. — Simmone Shah, Time, 29 June 2026