warming someone's heart
Stirring fond feelings
To warm someone's heart is to cause them to feel tender, affectionate, or emotionally moved.
The phrase evokes gentle positive feeling rather than intense emotion—a quiet glow of happiness or gratitude: It warmed my heart to see the kids playing together.
Things that warm the heart are typically touching, kind, or nostalgic.
- smilingDisplaying warmth facially
- huggingClasping in arms
- warm embraceAffectionate encircling hold
- friendshipBond of mutual affection
- joyIntense positive emotion
warm fuzzy feeling · complimenting · comfort · gratitude · compassion · empathy · good deed · gifting · kindness · encouraging · understanding · intimacy · tender moment · listening · camaraderie · helping · affection · happiness
warming someone's heartbreaking someone's heart
Causing deep emotional pain
making someone's blood run cold · leaving someone cold · hardening someone's heart · sending shivers down someone's spine · giving someone the creeps
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