white-hot

adjective

ˈ(h)wīt-ˈhät 

1

: being at or radiating white heat

2

a

: extremely hot

b

: exhibiting or marked by extreme fervor or zeal

white-hot enthusiasm

Synonyms of white-hot

• searing
• boiling
• hot
• burning
• molten

Examples of white-hot in a Sentence

the molten mass was still white-hot when the glassblower began to work his magic

Recent Examples on the Web

The stone, a little white-hot comet, flew in a tight, mean line across the expanse. — Chang-Rae Lee, New Yorker, 3 May 2026

But by the time ’28 rolls around, this is gonna be the white-hot top issue. — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 5 June 2026

This was to be a final rendering of judgment on the young but still green Spurs, facing the white-hot Knicks. — David Aldridge, New York Times, 10 June 2026

When the quartet collides in the film’s climactic fight, each has his own motivation and a reason to feel white-hot, incandescent rage. — Andy Crump, IndieWire, 15 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1587, in the meaning defined at sense 1