hotting-upn.

Brit.

/ˌhɒtɪŋˈʌp/, U.S.

/ˌhɑdɪŋˈəp/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: hot v., -ing suffix¹, up adv.¹

Etymology: < hot v. + -ing suffix¹ + up adv.¹, after to hot up at hot v. Phrasal verbs.

An increase in tension, excitement, passion, etc.; an intensification. Cf. to hot up 3 at hot v. Phrasal verbs.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > increase in quantity, amount, or degree > [noun] > increase in intensity

intention1603

intension1610

exasperation1633

exaltation1729

intensation1826

intensification1864

richening1881

hotting-up1940

1940 Times 25 Apr. 7/6 There may have been other reasons for the adventure, such as to produce a general ‘hotting-up’ of the war before Great Britain and the British Empire were fully armed.

1959 Mod. Law. Rev. 22 702 The hotting-up of the colour-bar controversy.

1978 Economist 7 Oct. 93 Most international forecasters..feel that the hotting up of the economy has been postponed but not averted.

2007 Cape Times (Nexis) 21 Nov. 10 A hotting up of industrial strife.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	hotting-up
释义	hotting-upn. Brit. /ˌhɒtɪŋˈʌp/, U.S. /ˌhɑdɪŋˈəp/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: hot v., -ing suffix¹, up adv.¹ Etymology: < hot v. + -ing suffix¹ + up adv.¹, after to hot up at hot v. Phrasal verbs. An increase in tension, excitement, passion, etc.; an intensification. Cf. to hot up 3 at hot v. Phrasal verbs. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > increase in quantity, amount, or degree > [noun] > increase in intensity intention1603 intension1610 exasperation1633 exaltation1729 intensation1826 intensification1864 richening1881 hotting-up1940 1940 Times 25 Apr. 7/6 There may have been other reasons for the adventure, such as to produce a general ‘hotting-up’ of the war before Great Britain and the British Empire were fully armed. 1959 Mod. Law. Rev. 22 702 The hotting-up of the colour-bar controversy. 1978 Economist 7 Oct. 93 Most international forecasters..feel that the hotting up of the economy has been postponed but not averted. 2007 Cape Times (Nexis) 21 Nov. 10 A hotting up of industrial strife. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1940
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