- present participle of heat.
heating
Britishnoun
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a device or system for supplying heat, esp central heating, to a building
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the heat supplied
Example Sentences
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European buyers are being forced to accept more expensive natural gas as the Continent’s winter heating season approaches, when gas demand peaks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
The Himalayan nation has limited resources to confront destruction on such a scale, and the disaster is stark warning of the dangerous fragility of its mountain environment in a rapidly heating world.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
Humphrey recommended additional cleanup, including replacement of the Moores’ appliances and the heating and air conditioning system.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
Serious bottlenecks have shifted to the refining stages, with the margins that oil refiners demand for producing fuels like gasoline, heating oil and diesel climbing to records in recent weeks.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
“Plums, the operation is heating up in Baltimore,” she wrote, quickly dipping her pen into the blue-black ink, and I wondered who Plums was.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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