hotting
/ˈhɑtɪŋ/
verb
- Present participle of hot; making or becoming hot.
- The sun was hotting up the pavement by noon.
- The engine was hotting up as we drove uphill.
- She is hotting the soup on the stove.
- Slang for stealing a car, especially for joyriding.
- The teenagers were caught hotting a car in the parking lot.
- Hotting cars is a serious crime with severe consequences.
- The news reported a rise in hotting incidents in the city.