hotter
1 Americanverb (used without object)
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to vibrate up and down; shake, totter, or rattle, as a plate on a shelf.
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to stammer.
adjective
Etymology
Origin of hotter
1790–1800; < early Dutch dialect hotteren, frequentative with -er- of Middle Dutch hotten to shake; akin to hotch
Example Sentences
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The paint fumes take hold of my throat, choking me, and the room suddenly feels about 50 degrees hotter than it should.
From Literature
To avoid creating and managing radioactive waste, TAE wants to use a fuel that requires far hotter plasmas than other fusion companies aim for, posing a bigger physics challenge.
It produces X-rays far more intense and hotter than what scientists expect from a typical massive star.
From Science Daily
There's nothing hotter in the world of TV right now than adaptations of popular books, especially those that cater to younger audiences.
From BBC
Stocks fell on Wednesday, after one wholesale inflation gauge came in hotter than expected and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell highlighted the risks that higher energy prices will lift inflation.
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