1
: being at or radiating white heat
2
a
: extremely hot
b
: exhibiting or marked by extreme fervor or zeal
white-hot enthusiasm

Examples of white-hot in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Rest assured, the desert set literally felt white-hot that day. Christian Holub, EW.com, 3 Mar. 2024 Jeremy Allen White’s stylist is taking fans behind the scenes of his white-hot awards season style! Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 25 Feb. 2024 After whispers of McIntyre’s free agency, and McIntyre being lost in the shuffle amid a sea of white-hot storylines, McIntyre has been the comeback WWE Superstar of the new year. Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2024 Standing in the way of a Divisional Round berth are the white-hot No. 6 Los Angeles Rams (10-7) and former Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford. Jack McKessy, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2024 But now, in the face of global climate change and human impact, the river is under threat, presenting conflict in an already white-hot part of the world. Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 8 Feb. 2024 Davis’ white-hot event at The Beverly Hilton, held a day before the Grammy Awards, began on Saturday night with a rocking performance by Green Day, who are celebrating the 30th anniversary of their breakthrough album Dookie and the 20th anniversary of the multi-hit affair American Idiot. Mesfin Fekadu, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Feb. 2024 San Diego State did what San Diego State does in the Mountain West’s house of horrors Saturday, winning its 33rd consecutive game at Viejas when coming off a loss — 81-67 over white-hot Utah State. Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Feb. 2024 Would Glover and then collaborator Phoebe Waller-Bridge—originally set to co-write and co-star—be able to generate even a fraction of the white-hot chemistry that sustained the original movie? Ben Rosenstock, TIME, 2 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1587, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of white-hot was in 1587

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“White-hot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/white-hot. Accessed 18 Mar. 2024.

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