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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Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2025
Even if a deal had been worked out, Iloski was unlikely to continue his white-hot pace of 10 goals scored over 479 minutes in 14 matches.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2025
Which pisses me off, even through my white-hot shame.
—Allison Lax, Glamour, 15 Sep. 2025
Demerzel shields the embryo with her body, and both are incinerated, vanishing in a white-hot instant, love and code consumed together.
—Jp Mangalindan, Time, 12 Sep. 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 20 Sep. 2025.
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