- 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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Nationwide, there are programs that help households with energy costs to meet winter heating needs.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 10, 2026
Mainers need heating oil, and heating oil costs are through the roof.
From Slate ● Oct. 10, 2026
"Sometimes we didn't have heating for weeks and the temperature inside the apartment was zero or five degrees," she tells us.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
To prepare for the winter, the city has been building backup heating systems and stockpiling fuel, food and drinking water.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
Beneath all the numbness, anger sparked inside me, heating inside my chest, because Mr. Neely had no idea.
From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller
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