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heart·warm·ing

 (härt′wôr′mĭng)
adj.
Causing gladness and tender feelings: a heartwarming tale.
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heart•warm•ing

(ˈhɑrtˌwɔr mɪŋ)

adj.
1. tenderly moving: a heartwarming story.
2. gratifying; rewarding: a heartwarming public response to the appeal.
[1895–1900]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.heartwarming - causing gladness and pleasure; "Is there a sight more heartwarming than a family reunion?"
moving - arousing or capable of arousing deep emotion; "she laid her case of destitution before him in a very moving letter"- N. Hawthorne
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