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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In the more than three decades that Clutton-Brock has been watching the Kalahari meerkats, he’s seen their habitat get hotter.
From Slate • May 10, 2026
When you add humidity into the equation, making it more difficult for the body to cool itself effectively, things start to feel hotter still.
From BBC • May 9, 2026
Temperatures could be 20 degrees hotter than normal.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
AI development isn’t slowing down, and the next generation of chips needs even more power and runs hotter.
From Barron's • May 6, 2026
Was that why she always complained of the chill, even when it was hotter than August in her small room?
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
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