reheating

[ree-hee-ting]

noun

1. heating again.

2. Aeronautics.,  a process in certain turbojet engines in which gases are expanded by turbines after combustion, burned again in a second chamber, expanded again by additional turbines, and released through the exhaust nozzle.

Word History and Origins

Origin of reheating¹

1720–30; re- + heating ( def. )

Example Sentences

A mini fridge was handy, though microwaves weren’t available for reheating leftovers.

From Salon

“I would say that my nachos are mine, and I invented them,” she told Entertainment Weekly when asked about a viral stan meme that claims she’s “reheating her own nachos” in the album’s “Abracadabra.”

From Los Angeles Times

After a long day of interviews in the Chicago slush, knowing that dinner was just a reheating away was often enough to keep me off the apps.

From Salon

The monotony of reheating last night’s dinner collided with the allure of delivery apps, which dangled the promise of something new and indulgent.

From Salon

"In repeating and reheating these, they were able to disperse their anti-Ukrainian messaging, whilst also attacking a key British institution - the Royal Family."

From BBC