- 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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Some regions are hotter and have thinner clouds, while others are cooler and contain thicker cloud layers that extend farther vertically through the atmosphere.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026
Those increases were evident in the latest U.S. inflation data, which showed hotter prices than the market expected.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 17, 2026
Consumer prices were up 3.7% from a year earlier, the Labor Department said, hotter than August’s gain of 3.4%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
In the Philippines, Energy Secretary Sharon Garin said the government was preparing for higher demand and the possibility of hydropower declines due to hotter and drier weather.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026
The fire worsened, hotter still, but she didn’t stop.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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