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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What is probably not soon returning, regardless, is the white-hot activism of the last decade. Ross Barkan, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2025 But Kendrick did not have to straddle a white-hot rivalry like Velazquez. Matt Baker, The Athletic, 19 Jan. 2025 Davis’ white-hot gala will take place on Feb. 1, the same day of the Special Merit Awards, which will pay tribute to Prince, Frankie Beverly, The Clash, Dr. Bobby Jones, Taj Mahal, Roxanne Shante and Frankie Valli. Mesfin Fekadu, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Jan. 2025 In 2018, astronomers observed that the black hole’s corona – a cloud of whirling, white-hot plasma – suddenly disappeared before reassembling months later. Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for white-hot 

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 2 Feb. 2025.

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