white-hot
adjective
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
the molten mass was still white-hot when the glassblower began to work his magic
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Nbc News, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2025
In the white-hot crypto trading environment, where market opportunities can appear and disappear in hours, the temptation is to optimize for pure speed.
—Tarun Galagali, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Where else but McNally’s still-white-hot celebreteria Balthazar.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2025
The sports bra thing did kinda work—the pain became more of a dull ache than a white-hot, burning sensation—but wearing a tight bra all the time sucks.
—Kara McGrath, Allure, 7 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for white-hot
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“White-hot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/white-hot. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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