warming
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- 16
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Definition of warming
3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
- A small rise in temperature.
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noun
- A small rise in temperature.
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(slang)A beating; a thrashing.
“More than once had he caught me in the act and given me, as he put it, “a good warming,” with his hard hand so, however much I was tempted so to do, I steadfastly refrained.”
verb
- (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of warm
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Etymology
From Middle English warmyng, warmynge, from Old English wærming, wirming, equivalent to warm + -ing.
Words you can make from warming
90 playable · top: MAWING (12 pts)
Best play mawing 12 points6-letter words
3 words5-letter words
10 words4-letter words
30 words- MAWN 9 pts
- WARM 9 pts
- GNAW 8 pts
- WING 8 pts
- GRAM 7 pts
- GRIM 7 pts
- MAGI 7 pts
- MARG 7 pts
- WAIN 7 pts
- WAIR 7 pts
- WARN 7 pts
- AMIN 6 pts
- AMIR 6 pts
- MAIN 6 pts
- MAIR 6 pts
- MANI 6 pts
- MINA 6 pts
- RAMI 6 pts
- AGIN 5 pts
- GAIN 5 pts
- GIRN 5 pts
- GNAR 5 pts
- GRAN 5 pts
- GRIN 5 pts
- RAGI 5 pts
- RANG 5 pts
- RING 5 pts
- AIRN 4 pts
- RAIN 4 pts
- RANI 4 pts
3-letter words
35 words- MAW 8 pts
- WAG 7 pts
- WIG 7 pts
- AWN 6 pts
- GAM 6 pts
- MAG 6 pts
- MIG 6 pts
- NAW 6 pts
- RAW 6 pts
- WAN 6 pts
- WAR 6 pts
- WIN 6 pts
- AIM 5 pts
- AMI 5 pts
- ARM 5 pts
- MAN 5 pts
- MAR 5 pts
- MIR 5 pts
- NAM 5 pts
- NIM 5 pts
- RAM 5 pts
- RIM 5 pts
- GAN 4 pts
- GAR 4 pts
- GIN 4 pts
- NAG 4 pts
- RAG 4 pts
- RIG 4 pts
- AIN 3 pts
- AIR 3 pts
- ANI 3 pts
- RAI 3 pts
- RAN 3 pts
- RIA 3 pts
- RIN 3 pts
2-letter words
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