Warm the cockles of your heart Meaning in English

expression

US

WORM the KAH-kuhlz uhv yor HART

UK

WAWM the KOK-uhlz uhv yaw HAHT

Definition

If something warms the cockles of your heart, it makes you feel happy, loved, or emotionally moved in a comforting way.

Usage & Nuances

This is an idiomatic, somewhat old-fashioned and literary expression. Used to describe feelings evoked by kindness, nostalgia, or touching moments. More common in British than American English. Usually appears in positive, sentimental contexts.

• Spanish: alegrar el corazón - conmover el corazón
• Portuguese (BR): aquecer o coração - tocar fundo no coração
• Portuguese (PT): aquecer o coração - comover profundamente
• Chinese (Simplified): 温暖心窝 - 让人感到温馨
• Chinese (Traditional): 溫暖心窩 - 讓人感到溫馨
• Hindi: दिल को छू लेना - दिल को गर्माहट देना
• Arabic: يدفئ القلب - يبهج القلب
• Bengali: মনকে গভীরভাবে ছুঁয়ে দেয় - হৃদয় স্পর্শ করে
• Russian: греет душу - согревает сердце
• Japanese: 心が温まる - 心の奥まで温かくなる
• Vietnamese: sưởi ấm trái tim - làm ấm lòng
• Korean: 마음을 훈훈하게 하다 - 가슴이 따뜻해지다
• Turkish: içini ısıtmak - yüreğini ısıtmak
• Urdu: دل کو خوش کر دینا - دل کو گرم کرنا
• Indonesian: menghangatkan hati - menghangatkan sanubari

Example Sentences

Seeing the children play always warms the cockles of my heart.

basic

Her kind words warmed the cockles of my heart.

basic

Acts of generosity really warm the cockles of your heart.

basic

That video of the puppy rescue just warmed the cockles of my heart.

natural

It warms the cockles of your heart to know there are still good people out there.

natural

Nothing warms the cockles of your heart like a call from an old friend.

natural