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white-hot
[ hwahyt-hot, wahyt- ]
adjective
- extremely hot.
- showing white heat.
- exceedingly enthusiastic, ardent, angry, devoted, etc.; impassioned; perfervid:
a fierce, white-hot loyalty to the king.
white-hot
adjective
- at such a high temperature that white light is emitted
- informal.in a state of intense emotion
Word History and Origins
Origin of white-hot1
Example Sentences
Or maybe, just maybe, he will zing the president on a white-hot issue dominating every waking moment for, um, some voters.
But publicly, it chose to say little, hoping to maintain a neutral position in a white-hot international scandal.
Over the past few decades, the study of telomeres has risen to become a white-hot area of very legitimate scientific research.
A half second later I felt as if scores of white hot branding irons were suddenly pressed against my skin.
Over the past few decades, research into telomeres has become a "white-hot area of science," says Singer.
He swore vows of reverence and knighthood; he fell upon his knees before her, weeping, his soul white-hot with awe.
But, as your eminence may notice, the first crucible is turning white hot; it is time to draw the charge.
For an instant he saw thousands of tons of white-hot lava rise into the air, then it fell into the sea.
A momentary wind blew the area clear long enough for him to glimpse white-hot lava.
With a quick movement he placed the white-hot length of flint firmly against the delicate skin of the instep and held it there.
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