grow hot

Frequency: 6.04.1 per million words

Describes a gradual increase in temperature, often for weather or a person (e.g., with anger/embarrassment).

hotVERB + ADJ

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grow

Examples (10)

  • The sun shone fiercely down and it grew hotter and hotter.
  • His face grew hot at the memory of his embarrassment.
  • As the morning progresses, the day grows hot.
  • Her cheeks grew hot with anger as she listened to the unfair accusations.
  • The engine started to grow hot after running for several hours.
  • The weather forecast says the afternoon will grow uncomfortably hot.
  • He could feel his forehead growing hot as the fever took hold.
  • After jogging for a mile, my whole body grew hot.
  • The small, crowded room quickly grew hot and stuffy.
  • My ears grew hot with shame when I realized my mistake.