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warming

Noun CEFR C1 Standard
ˈwɔːmɪŋ

Definitions

  1. A small rise in temperature
  2. A small rise in temperature.
  3. A beating; a thrashing
  4. A beating; a thrashing.
    slang
  5. present participle and gerund of warm

Equivalents

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Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

warming center warming centre warming drawer warming pan warming room warming station

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