hotter

¹

[hot-er]

verb (used without object)

Scot. and North England.

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

2. to stammer.

hotter

²

[hot-er]

adjective

1. comparative of hot.

Word History and Origins

Origin of hotter¹

1790–1800; < early Dutch dialect hotteren, frequentative with -er- of Middle Dutch hotten to shake; akin to hotch

Example Sentences

When stressed in hotter ocean waters, corals expel the microscopic algae that provides their distinct colour and food source.

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The cost of energy has become an even hotter campaign issue than taxes, as New Jersey’s electricity prices have climbed by about 19% in the past year, compared with some 13% nationwide.

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Using a fluorescent heat sensor they developed, the researchers found that when ACOX2 metabolized certain fatty acids, brown fat cells got hotter.

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Because a hotter atmosphere holds more water that evaporates from a rapidly warming Mediterranean Sea, climate change increases the risk and intensity of flooding from extreme rainfall in the region.

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Asked to elaborate on his character’s gold tooth and muttonchops that made some fans apoplectic—No, they cried, Heathcliff must be hotter!—his patience seems tested.

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