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hotting (up)

verb

present participle of hot (up), chiefly Southern, southern Midland, & British
as in heating
to cause to have or give off heat to a moderate degree with a silky Southern drawl, the waitress asked, "Want me to hot up that pie?"

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hotting (up)
  1. heating
  2. warming
Verb
  • This black hole would pull gas around it, dramatically heating it and pushing light and energy outward, which would keep the outer layers of hydrogen from collapsing inward.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Carbon stores industrial heat The carbon blocks and insulation used in the batteries are made by heating lower-purity carbon feedstocks, including petroleum coke and coal tar pitch, in high-temperature furnaces.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of heating
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  • The Environmental Protection Agency is abandoning federal limits on planet-warming pollution from coal and gas power plants, dismantling most Biden-era climate rules in the name of lowering energy costs.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • The video begins with Meghan and Harry walking hand-in-hand outdoors before transitioning to several family moments, including a child warming their feet by a fireplace and Meghan wearing rain boots while splashing through a muddy puddle.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of warming
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“Hotting (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hotting%20%28up%29. Accessed 21 Sep. 2026.

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