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warming down

warming down is the present participle and gerund of warm down.

Meaning of warm down

Verb

warm down (third-person singular simple present warms down, present participle warming down, simple past and past participle warmed down)

  1. To perform gentle exercise at the end of a training session before cooling off.
    • 5.Warm down with 15 minutes of gentle spinning.2009 April 10, Tim Don, Hollie Avil, Glenn Cook, “Secret triathlon training shortcuts to improve your race speed”, in The Guardian

Questions about warming down

What is warming down the present participle and gerund of?
Warming down is the present participle and gerund of warm down.

Words near warming down in the dictionary

  1. warming
  2. warming center
  3. warming centers
  4. warming centre
  5. warming centres
  6. warming down
  7. warming drawer
  8. warming over
  9. warming pan
  10. warming pans
  11. warming room

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