Definition of "warming up" []

• A regime of gentle exercise undertaken before some strenuous exercise or sport (noun)
• Present participle of warm up. (verb)

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• "Brattleboro, Vt. (AP) - While the other preschoolers were warming up to the vegetable pesto lasagna, 3-year-old Avery Bennett dived in with no hesitation."
• "Dr. Michaels claimed that he typically experienced his hands warming up and even becoming hot when Dr. Jones was ready to work with him."
• "Long Island, for years a bastion of antidevelopment sentiment, is warming up to rental-apartment projects as demand for them grows from people either unwilling or unable to buy single-family homes."