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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Hotter, drier conditions will also create fresh risks for agriculture, already under pressure as the ongoing conflict raises the costs of fertiliser and fuel needed for farming equipment.
From Barron's • May 5, 2026
Hotter inflation could bring that timeline forward, said Angrick at Moody’s Analytics.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
Hotter, drier, windier, wetter — the extremes are battering us increasingly.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 10, 2025
"Amid the noise, it's essential to focus on the real signal. Hotter weather drove the fossil generation increase in 2024, but we're very unlikely to see a similar jump in 2025."
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2025
Hotter than the flames that once licked around my bed before Papa pulled me out of our burning house.
From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz
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