Synonyms

hotter

¹ American

[hot-er] / ˈhɒt ər /

verb (used without object)

Scot. and North England.

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

hotter ² American

[hot-er] / ˈhɒt ər /

adjective

comparative of hot.

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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But the transports roared back in recent weeks with the hope that lower rates, tariff clarity and tax cuts will help the economy run hotter next year.

From The Wall Street Journal

The weather was growing hotter as the rains tapered off.

From Literature

Probably the only thing hotter in investors’ minds these days than the space economy is AI.

From The Wall Street Journal

Along the West Coast, air from the high-pressure shelf gets hotter as it sinks toward the ground.

From Los Angeles Times

Singapore’s central bank kept monetary-policy settings steady at its first meeting of the year, forecasting hotter inflation and relatively solid growth.

From The Wall Street Journal

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