hotten

English

Etymology

From hot +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɒtən

Verb

hotten (third-person singular simple present hottens, present participle hottening, simple past and past participle hottened)

1. (transitive, nonstandard) To make hot
   • 2009, Orson Scott Card, Red Prophet: The Tales of Alvin Maker, page 22:

     Jackson nodded gravely. He looked so vain and upright and godly that Hooch couldn't resist it, he hottened up the chair under Jackson just a little, just enough that Jackson had to wiggle his butt.

Anagrams

• Hetton, noteth