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adjective

as in boiling

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verb

present participle of warm
1
as in heating
to cause to have or give off heat to a moderate degree you'll need to warm the food in the microwave

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2
as in satisfying
to give satisfaction to my dance instructor's generous praise warmed my heart

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Recent Examples of warming
Verb
In Kuwait, for example, summer nights are warming faster than summer days, cutting the overnight cooling period that people and infrastructure need to function. — Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 29 July 2026 Europe is the world’s fastest-warming continent, warming at more than twice the global average, according to the European Union’s Copernicus climate service. — ABC News, 29 July 2026 Europe is warming faster than any other continent and the number of extreme heat days is expected to multiply, says Mounia Mostefaoui, a climatologist and board member of a French scientific expert group on climate change. — Npr's International Desk, NPR, 29 July 2026 Europe, now the fastest-warming continent, has been particularly hard hit, with prolonged heatwaves straining health systems and exposing vulnerabilities in countries where air conditioning remains uncommon. — Sweta Chakraborty, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026 Kim also visited the Chinese volunteer soldiers’ cemetery, paying respects at the grave of Mao Anying, son of Mao Zedong, KCNA said on Monday, in a further sign of warming ties with Beijing. — Reuters, NBC news, 27 July 2026 This story is playing out across many parts of Europe, the world’s fastest-warming continent. — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 21 July 2026 Along with being for storage or warming food, Angelesco notes older gas ranges often put a broiler drawer in this spot. — Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 21 July 2026 Scientists, though, note that Europe is warming at more than double the global average rate, making extreme events like heat waves and wildfires more likely. — George Timms, Time, 21 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for warming
  1. boiling
  2. heating
  3. satisfying
  4. sizzling
  5. pleasing
  6. sweltering
  7. delighting
  8. broiling
Adjective
  • More humane methods of killing lobsters pre-boiling include a sharp knife through the head, electrical stunning, or freezing.
    — semafor.com, semafor.com, 29 Dec. 2025
  • Agrawal and her team studied ionic liquids — salts that are liquid at sub-boiling temperatures (below 212 degrees Fahrenheit, or 100 degrees Celsius) — as a potential hospitable environment for life.
    — Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Definition of boiling
Verb
  • Europe is Earth’s fastest-warming continent, heating at more than twice the global average since the 1980s, according to the European Union’s Copernicus climate service.
    — Thomas Adamson, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Europe is Earth's fastest-warming continent, heating at more than twice the global average since the 1980s, according to the European Union's Copernicus climate service.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 31 July 2026
Definition of heating
Verb
  • Dessert is a simple but satisfying vanilla or chocolate soft serve (or a swirl).
    — Connie Ogle July 31, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
  • It couldn't be determined whether the firm was satisfying its margin calls through the sales.
    — David Faber, CNBC, 30 July 2026
Definition of satisfying
Adjective
  • The magazine sponsoring the annual extravaganza posted an Instagram clip of her sizzling moment in the sun, actually her second time participating.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
  • Soon, a sizzling BDSM relationship between the two unfolds that sees Elliott blindfolded, spanked and crawling on his hands and knees just as Erika wants him.
    — Rebecca Aizin, PEOPLE, 31 July 2026
Definition of sizzling
Verb
  • Former Angels executives, however, can recite chapter and verse the difficulty of pleasing Moreno.
    — Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 30 July 2026
  • The result is an easy, crowd-pleasing frozen Mississippi mud pie that’s equally at home at a summer cookout or holiday gathering.
    — Matt Lewis, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 July 2026
Definition of pleasing
Adjective
  • Concerns were growing about illness, including from the sweltering heat.
    — Mari Yamaguchi, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026
  • The fires broke out amid a sweltering summer of European heatwaves, which saw regions of the continent hit temperatures up to 104 degrees Fahrenheit.
    — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026
Definition of sweltering
Verb
  • Last week, an F/A-18 Super Hornet from the Blue Angels, the Navy’s flight-demonstration team, zoomed dangerously low along the Florida coast, stirring up sand and umbrellas, startling some beachgoers—and, it must be said, delighting many others.
    — Missy Ryan, The Atlantic, 22 July 2026
  • Buzz Lightyear and Woody have been delighting families for three decades.
    — Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of delighting
Adjective
  • Most broiling pans are dishwasher-safe, and a matching drip tray helps keep the oven residue-free.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 27 Aug. 2025
  • In July, El Sobrante managers informed the South Coast Air Quality Management District that a chemical reaction brewing inside the landfill was causing broiling temperatures and producing toxic sulfur pollution, according to air district records.
    — Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2025
Definition of broiling

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