heat
noun
a relatively high degree of warmth.
was heating
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past progressiveof heat.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Firefighters had warned Saturday that the tank was heating up, adding to fears of a catastrophic blast, and have been spraying water to cool the tank.
From Barron's ● May 24, 2026
And on Sunday night, as America was heating up nachos for Super Bowl parties, Team USA’s skaters were lacing up for their own winner-take-all showdown.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 9, 2026
At PBS, “Bill Moyers Journal” was the first news program on the service, launched in 1972 just as the Watergate scandal was heating up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2025
On September 12, 1960, just as the general election campaign for president was heating up, Democratic Senator John F. Kennedy addressed the Greater Houston Ministerial Association.
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2023
I filled two glasses with milk while his lasagna was heating, and gulped mine to put out the fire.
From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
