- comparative of hot.
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
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But for the thundering prose, Guterres leaves office with a world far hotter than when he took office in 2017 shortly after the landmark Paris Agreement took effect.
From Barron's ● Nov. 12, 2026
A softer-than-expected reading could ease pressure on the Federal Reserve and support the non-interest-yielding asset, while a hotter report could boost the odds for the Fed to raise rates, analysts say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026
One of the priorities in its management plan announced last month was adapting to "warmer, wetter winters and hotter, drier summers".
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026
After a dark and stormy Halloween night with showers that continued into Sunday, Southern California can expect clear skies this week as well as hotter temperatures, particularly along the beleaguered coastline.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026
So Charity marches toward the blaze, extinguisher in hand, a fire in her eyes hotter than any earthly inferno.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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