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heating

adj · noun · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈhiːtɪŋ/
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  • rhymes with -iːtɪŋ
  • CMU ARPABET: HH IY1 T IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Causing heat.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A system that raises the temperature of a room or building. Compare heater.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • We're hoping to have the new heating installed before winter.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

The act of making something hot.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • The crucible was subjected to several heatings.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

present participle and gerund of heat

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

utility to warm a building

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the heating system wasn't working
  • they have radiant heating

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: heating system, heating plant, heat

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: utility

Narrower terms: central heating, gas heat, panel heating, steam heat, steam heating

6

noun

Meaning 6

the process of becoming warmer; a rising temperature

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: warming

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: temperature change

Narrower terms: boiling, global warming, induction heating, overheating, radiant heating, thaw, melt, thawing, melting

History

Etymology

From heat + -ing.

Across languages

Translations

90 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: загряващ (zagrjavašt) — causing heat
  • Bulgarian: отоплителен (otoplitelen) — causing heat
  • Dutch: verwarmend — causing heat
  • Finnish: lämmittävä — causing heat
  • French: chauffant — causing heat
  • German: erhitzend — causing heat
  • Italian: riscaldante — causing heat
  • Italian: scaldante — causing heat
  • Macedonian: греен (green) — causing heat
  • Macedonian: загревачки (zagrevački) — causing heat
  • Macedonian: затоплувачки (zatopluvački) — causing heat
  • Persian: گرمایش — causing heat
  • Albanian: ngrohje — system
  • Arabic: تَدْفِئَة (tadfiʔa) — system
  • Armenian: ջեռուցում (ǰeṙucʻum) — system
  • Azerbaijani: isitmə — system
  • Belarusian: ацяпле́нне (acjapljénnje) — system
  • Bulgarian: отопле́ние (otoplénie) — system
  • Catalan: calefacció — system
  • Chinese Mandarin: 暖氣 /暖气 (nuǎnqì) — system
  • Chinese Mandarin: 加熱 /加热 (jiārè) — system
  • Czech: topení — system
  • Danish: opvarmning — system
  • Dutch: verwarming — system
  • Esperanto: hejtado — system
  • Estonian: küte — system
  • Faroese: hitamiðstøð — system
  • Faroese: upphiting — system
  • Finnish: lämmitys — system
  • Finnish: lämmitysjärjestelmä — system
  • French: chauffage — system
  • Galician: calefacción — system
  • Georgian: გათბობა (gatboba) — system
  • German: Heizung — system
  • Greek: καλοριφέρ (kalorifér) — system
  • Hindi: हीटिंग (hīṭiṅg) — system
  • Hungarian: fűtés — system
  • Icelandic: upphitun — system
  • Icelandic: miðstöð — system
  • Italian: riscaldamento — system
  • Japanese: 暖房 (danbō) — system
  • Kazakh: жылыту (jylytu) — system
  • Korean: 난방 (nanbang) — system
  • Kyrgyz: жылытуу (jılıtuu) — system
  • Latvian: apkure — system
  • Lithuanian: šildymas — system
  • Macedonian: греење (greenje) — system
  • Macedonian: затоплување (zatopluvanje) — system
  • Mongolian: халаалт (xalaalt) — system
  • Mongolian: халаагуур (xalaaguur) — system
  • Mongolian: дулаамж (dulaamž) — system
  • Mongolian: ᠬᠠᠯᠠᠭᠠᠯᠲᠠ (qalaɣalta) — system
  • Mongolian: ᠬᠠᠯᠠᠭᠠᠭᠤᠷ (qalagaɣur) — system
  • Mongolian: ᠳᠤᠯᠠᠭᠠᠮᠵᠢ (dulaɣamǰi) — system
  • Norwegian Bokmål: oppvarming — system
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: oppvarming — system
  • Occitan: caufatge — system
  • Persian: گرمایش (garmâyeš) — system
  • Polish: ogrzewanie — system
  • Portuguese: calefação — system
  • Romanian: încălzire — system
  • Russian: отопле́ние (otoplénije) — system
  • Scottish Gaelic: teasachadh — system
  • Serbo-Croatian: грејање — system
  • Serbo-Croatian: гријање — system
  • Serbo-Croatian: grejanje — system
  • Serbo-Croatian: grijanje — system
  • Slovak: kúrenie — system
  • Slovene: ogrevanje — system
  • Spanish: calefacción — system
  • Swedish: uppvärmning — system
  • Tajik: гармкунӣ (garmkuni) — system
  • Turkish: ısıtma — system
  • Ukrainian: опа́лення (opálennja) — system
  • Uzbek: isitkich — system
  • Yiddish: הייצונג (heytsung) — system
  • Bulgarian: нагряване (nagrjavane) — act
  • Bulgarian: подгряване (podgrjavane) — act
  • Catalan: escalfament — act
  • Czech: ohřev — act
  • Esperanto: hejtado — act
  • Finnish: lämmittäminen — act
  • Finnish: kuumennus — act
  • French: chauffage — act
  • Old French: eschauffement — act
  • Georgian: გათბობა (gatboba) — act
  • Georgian: გაცხელება (gacxeleba) — act
  • Georgian: გახურება (gaxureba) — act
  • Georgian: გავარვარება (gavarvareba) — act
  • Spanish: calentamiento — act
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