white-hot

American  

[hwahyt-hot, wahyt-] / ˈʰwaɪtˈhɒt, ˈwaɪt- /

adjective

1. extremely hot.

2. showing white heat.

3. exceedingly enthusiastic, ardent, angry, devoted, etc.; impassioned; perfervid.

   a fierce, white-hot loyalty to the king.

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white-hot British  

adjective

1. at such a high temperature that white light is emitted

2. informal in a state of intense emotion

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Etymology

Origin of white-hot

First recorded in 1810–20

Example Sentences

For a white-hot moment they were engulfed in flames, and Akira had the sense that every inch of her was on fire.

From Literature

With only one top-flight club, Paris had stood as an outlier among major European cities, where white-hot rivalries break along lines of class, geography, and political leaning.

From The Wall Street Journal

It dove into the white-hot AI market with a surprise announcement from Karp in 2023 and has since become the mainstay data and AI contractor for the U.S. military, other government agencies and corporate customers.

From The Wall Street Journal

Shepard wrote prolifically and found himself with many white-hot irons in the American fire.

From The Wall Street Journal

Yet it could have been so different after Newcastle initially handled a white-hot atmosphere so well by gaining the upper hand.

From BBC

Related Words

• ardent
• fervent
• fierce
• fiery
• heated
• intense
• passionate
• rousing
• sentimental
• stirring