Heaten
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈhiːtən/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Heaten is a verb meaning (ambitransitive, literal, figurative) To increase in heat; make or become hotter.
Meaning
(ambitransitive, literal, figurative) To increase in heat; make or become hotter.
More Meanings
- (rare, nonstandard) past participle of heat
Example Sentences
Feeling it, the man's cheeks heatened like those of the accosted youngster amidst the hanging coats and paired-up galoshes.
In 1958, when the debate heatened, an elderly gentleman of excellent reputation stepped regally into a Senate hearing room in Washington prepared to testify against statehood for Alaska.
The coincidence of the fact that Sensex crossing 20,000 level both in late 2007 and in 2010, and also both the years seeing the largest issues namely Reliance Power (in 2007) and Coal India (in 2010), has heaten up the discussion regarding the parallels.
Word Forms
- heatens
- heatening
- heatened
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include heat, warm, hotten, bake, reheat, warm up.
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