hotter

¹

[ hot-er ]

verb (used without object)

, Scot. and North England.

1. to vibrate up and down; shake, totter, or rattle, as a plate on a shelf.
2. to stammer.

hotter

²

[ hot-er ]

adjective

1. comparative of hot.

Word History and Origins

Origin of hotter¹

1790–1800; < early Dutch dialect hotteren, frequentative with -er- of Middle Dutch hotten to shake; akin to hotch

Example Sentences

That flash point foretells an America becoming more polarized the hotter things get, more sharply divided between its rural and urban communities and more hateful and more dangerous.

From Salon

“There is no hotter political farm system in the country than the state of Florida, when you have a president and the most prolific political consultant turned chief of staff calling Florida home,” he said.

From BBC

“That means that we need to plan for a hotter and drier future.”

From Los Angeles Times

Back in Taiwan, there are still some kinks to be ironed out – like how to run the Endeavour machine in a hotter and more humid climate than the UK.

From BBC

“As well as increased rainfall extremes, we are seeing hotter summer which can bake the soil and reduce its ability to absorb water,” said Prof Mark Smith, from the University of Leeds.

From BBC

Related Words

• blazing
• boiling
• heated
• humid
• red
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• torrid
• tropical
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