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heat +‎ -ing

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  • IPA(key): /ˈhiːtɪŋ/
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  • Rhymes: -iːtɪŋ

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heating (countable and uncountable, plural heatings)

  1. A system that raises the temperature of a room or building. Compare heater.
    We're hopng to have the new heating installed before winter.
  2. The act of making something hot.
    The crucible was subjected to several heatings.
    • 1913, The Mineral Industry, volume 21, page 849:
      After repeated swagings and heatings []

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heating (comparative more heating, superlative most heating)

  1. Causing heat.

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heating

  1. present participle and gerund of heat

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