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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If January’s PPI is hotter than expected, that could keep PCE inflation firm in the coming months, and keep rate reductions off the table.
From Barron's
If January is hotter than expected, that could keep PCE inflation firm in the coming months.
From Barron's
The further down you go the hotter it gets.
From BBC
And his team-mate George Russell - the bookies' pre-season championship favourite - was also impressively quick when running in the hotter, slower conditions earlier in the day.
From BBC
For years, scientists questioned whether the mantle, which is hotter and more ductile than the crust, could generate significant earthquakes at all.
From Science Daily
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