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heating

Pronunciation: [/ˈhiːtɪŋ/]

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Learn how to use heating in a sentence: 9 audio examples across 3 meanings.

Context: “home”

(noun) the process of making something warm, especially in a building or a room. Like when you turn on the heat in your house to make it cozy and warm.

Example

The heating in the house works really well during the winter.

Example

The heating system broke down, and now it's freezing indoors.

Example

Is the heating on in the living room?

Context: “cooking”

(noun) the action of making something hot or boiling to prepare food. For example, when you cook soup on the stove, the process of making it hot is called heating.

Example

The recipe requires heating the oven to 350 degrees.

Example

She forgot about heating the sauce and it turned cold.

Example

How long does the heating process take for this recipe?

Context: “household”

(verb) to make something become warm or hot. Like when you turn on the oven to heat up your dinner or when you warm your hands by the fire.

Example

She was heating water for her morning tea.

Example

He accidentally left the iron on, overheating the fabric.

Example

Can you help me with heating up this soup?

How to pronounce heating

Pronunciation: [/ˈhiːtɪŋ/]

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