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

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

Carbon stores industrial heat The carbon blocks and insulation used in the batteries are made by heating lower-purity carbon feedstocks, including petroleum coke and coal tar pitch, in high-temperature furnaces. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 11 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

Circulate operates by running the system blower for a preset number of minutes periodically within an hour, even if the system is not actively heating or cooling. — Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 17 Aug. 2026

Additionally, using heated seats is much more efficient than heating the entire cabin, for drivers looking to save money on gas. — Charles Singh, USA Today, 6 Aug. 2026