HOTTING (UP) Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

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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Because the dye naturally attaches to the fabric, manufacturers can perform the process at room temperature rather than heating large volumes of water and chemicals.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 7 Aug. 2026
Uncertainty also comes from estimates of the total amount of radioactive material heating the mantle.

— James Dinneen, Quanta Magazine, 7 Aug. 2026

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Highs in the mid-90s are expected in the Spokane area, though smoke might block out enough warming sunlight to prevent temperatures from getting quite as hotas forecast.

— Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
Europe is the world's fastest-warming continent, warming more than twice as fast as the global average, according to Copernicus, the European Union's Earth observation and climate monitoring group.

— Ramy Inocencio, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of warming

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