white-hot
Americanadjective
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extremely hot.
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showing white heat.
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exceedingly enthusiastic, ardent, angry, devoted, etc.; impassioned; perfervid.
a fierce, white-hot loyalty to the king.
adjective
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at such a high temperature that white light is emitted
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informal in a state of intense emotion
Etymology
Origin of white-hot
First recorded in 1810–20
Example Sentences
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During “Heroes’” white-hot initial season in 2006, she was the star of the year’s biggest tagline: “Save the cheerleader, save the world.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
If you’ve never been in a Dulles people mover, you might be puzzled by the white-hot hatred they induce.
From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026
The RSI, which touched a white-hot high of 90 on March 9, has been declining ever since, indicating weakness in price momentum.
From Barron's ● Apr. 27, 2026
With only one top-flight club, Paris had stood as an outlier among major European cities, where white-hot rivalries break along lines of class, geography, and political leaning.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 4, 2026
With Zephyr and Fry—reigning neighborhood sociopaths—torpedoing after me and the whole forest floor shaking under my feet as I blast through air, trees, this white-hot panic.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
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