heat
noun
a relatively high degree of warmth.
were 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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In November 2025, a British couple revealed they were heating their home via a small data centre housed in their garden shed.
From BBC ● Jan. 13, 2026
Besides the orientation effect, there were heating vs. cooling effects that needed to be tested.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 9, 2024
“The factors on the ground at that time were that the safety valves on the rail cars had failed and the temperatures inside the railcars were heating up,” Shaw said.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 2, 2023
In January, scientists, using new data from sophisticated floating sensors,reported that the world’s oceans were heating 40% faster than estimated only five years earlier, unleashing powerful storms with frequent coastal flooding.
From Salon ● Mar. 3, 2019
The boilers were heating up so much I could feel the deck getting warm beneath my feet.
From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan
