# hotting

Pronunciation: say "HOT-ing" US /ˈhɑtɪŋ/, UK /ˈhɒtɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle of hot. *(UK)* — present participle and gerund of hot
   - Simple: The -ing form of hot. Use it after am, is, are, was or were, or to name the action.
   - _The competition kept hotting up as the final deadline drew closer._
   - _Tensions were hotting up in the negotiating room by late afternoon._

## Noun

2. Riding around in a high-performance stolen car, especially as a form of display for onlookers. *(slang, British)*
   - Simple: Driving a fast, stolen car around to show off in front of a watching crowd.
   - _The estate became notorious for hotting, with stolen BMWs screaming around the closes after midnight._
   - _Crowds would gather to watch the hotting, cheering as drivers spun stolen cars across the car park._

## Origin

Formed from "hot" plus the suffix "-ing," using "hot" in its sense of "stolen" (as in hot merchandise).

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/hotting (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).