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

That strategy denies Ukrainian civilians heating and running water, among other things. — Susie Blann, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

Unlike today’s experimental machines, commercial reactors are expected to require plasma-heating equipment capable of sustained operation. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2026

For example, sulfur concrete, made from abundant Martian sulfur and local dirt, is produced by heating the sulfur to its melting point of 115 °C to 120 °C (239 °F to 248 °F). — New Atlas, 26 Sep. 2026

This black hole would pull gas around it, dramatically heating it and pushing light and energy outward, which would keep the outer layers of hydrogen from collapsing inward. — Quanta Magazine, 14 Sep. 2026

Auto means the fan runs only when the system is actively heating or cooling. — Timothy Dale, The Spruce, 24 Aug. 2026

The water could then be extracted by heating the soil through various methods. — Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 20 Aug. 2026

A lot of the solar energy goes into evaporating the moisture in the air, so in drier climates, more of the Sun’s energy can go directly into heating the air. — Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026

Then, steam fills the chambers, heating the sorbent and breaking its chemical bonds with CO2, freeing it for collection—a step called desorption. — Emily Waltz, IEEE Spectrum, 19 Aug. 2026