warm to

verb

warmed to; warming to; warms to
1
: to begin to feel affection for (someone)
She quickly warmed to her guests.
2
: to begin to be interested in or excited about (something)
It took them a while to warm to the idea.

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The trouble was a bacterial abscess on the child’s neck, swollen, red, warm to the touch, about the size of a ping-pong ball, large enough to force the head into a tilt. — Eric Boodman, STAT, 3 Sep. 2026 Let the cobbler cool until the side of the baking dish is just warm to the touch. — ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026 Americans were warming to gender equity, LGBTQ rights, and multiculturalism as a surge of immigration from Latin America, Asia, and the Caribbean brought demographic and cultural shifts. — Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2026 Jackie warmed to his presence, and Stormy stopped squawking at him. — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for warm to

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“Warm to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/warm%20to. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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