warm
adjective
having or giving out a moderate degree of heat, as perceived by the senses.
had been warming
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past perfect progressiveof warm.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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Brewers manager Pat Murphy promptly replaces Uribe with left-hander DL Hall, who had been warming up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026
Another crew member, Vlad, scrambled out of a nearby fox hole, where he had been warming his grimy hands over a fresh fire, to help out.
From BBC ● Jan. 17, 2023
She finished so far ahead of the pack, he assumed she had been warming up alone for another race.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 30, 2021
He had been warming up in the bullpen for the past several minutes.
From Slate ● Oct. 12, 2019
All night he had been warming — except for the times he seemed to have forgotten ever having discussed the subject before.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
