warm
adjective
having or giving out a moderate degree of heat, as perceived by the senses.
was warming
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past progressiveof warm.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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Oh, and of course Yamamoto was warming in the bullpen when Freddie Freeman hit his walk-off home run to end the 18-inning Game 3 epic at Dodger Stadium.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 15, 2026
But nevertheless he was far from confident, admitting that he bought sunglasses at Gothenburg airport to hide his eyes when he was warming up so his competitors "wouldn't see the fear" he had.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2025
“When I was in the on-deck circle and he was warming up I felt like he kept looking over at me and staring at me, so I just had that feeling,” Siri said.
From Seattle Times ● May 1, 2024
Or maybe he was warming up for this movie, which runs 2 hours and 36 minutes, though never feels like a slog, even with its frustratingly unmodulated pacing.
From New York Times ● Feb. 8, 2024
The stove was warming, with orange light showing around the lids and the soft thunder of drafty flame leaping past the open damper.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
