- present participle of heat.
heating
Example Sentences
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He expects to pay more as barges loaded with expensive heating oil arrive.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 7, 2026
Well, the movement to change society so it stops heating up the world didn’t take, so now we need to figure out how to change society to deal with a hotter planet.
From Slate • Jul. 2, 2026
The race to bring air travel to the sky is heating up as Santa Cruz-based Joby Aviation and Toyota launch a joint venture to commercially produce air taxis.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026
Every winter, Alan and Katie Donegan would avoid turning on the heating at their home in the south of England.
From BBC • Jun. 29, 2026
Beyond those sounds, I heard the hum of the building: the heating system, maybe.
From "The Thing About Jellyfish" by Ali Benjamin
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