microwave
noun
an electromagnetic wave of extremely high frequency, 1 GH 3 or more, and having wavelengths of from 1 millimeter to 30 centimeters.
microwaving
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present participleof microwave.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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And there are darker sides to being viral: Some users on social media talked about microwaving NeeDohs to make them more pliable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026
"He had tried to survive by microwaving frozen chicken nuggets and chips."
From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2026
This android — one of two nameless leads in the Oscar-nominated charmer “Robot Dreams” — envisions a small, lonely dog in his third-floor walk-up, microwaving a depressing dinner for one.
From New York Times ● May 30, 2024
The sterilizing process isn’t that different from microwaving a frozen dinner.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 25, 2024
Nearly everything in the store required microwaving or oven heating or scrupulous refrigeration or came in large, family-sized quantities.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
