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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Planets closer to their stars are more likely to align this way, but they are also much hotter.
From Science Daily • Apr. 22, 2026
It was the hottest and driest March in the record books for California — even hotter than it is, on average, in May.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026
Climate change is expected to bring more extreme weather events, including hotter summers and wind changes in the UK, which Gratton says could make flights struggling to take-off more likely.
From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026
The agreement has already led to a marked decline in crude oil prices that could diminish worries over central banks’ rate increases to tame hotter inflation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
The weather's getting hotter and hotter, and my skin is sticky with sweat when I wake up.
From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman
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