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hottering

hottering is the present participle and gerund of hotter.

Meaning of hotter

Verb

hotter (third-person singular simple present hotters, present participle hottering, simple past and past participle hottered)

  1. (Northern England, UK, dated, dialectal) To vibrate; to rattle.
    • The jolting, hottering motion of the waggon, the splashing of the water, and the dark and narrow passage, all concur to produce a strange effect […]1833, Thomas Sopwith, An account of the mining districts of Alston Moor, Weardale and Teesdale in Cumberland and Durham, page 137

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Questions about hottering

What is hottering the present participle and gerund of?
Hottering is the present participle and gerund of hotter.

Words near hottering in the dictionary

  1. hotter than a two-dollar pistol
  2. hotter under the collar
  3. hotter-blooded
  4. hotter-headed
  5. hottered
  6. hottering
  7. hotters
  8. hottest
  9. hottest under the collar
  10. hottest-blooded
  11. hottest-headed

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