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Definition of "hothousing" []

  • Present participle of hothouse. (verb)

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Use "hothousing" in a sentence
  • "Plan to tackle teachers 'hothousing' as students put to the test GROUPS of students could be given different national literacy and numeracy tests to stop teachers from "hothousing" them to score high marks and boost their school's profile."
  • "Long term, it is hoped to place exciting Cambridge start-ups within Plug and Play's three-month 'hothousing' programme in the Valley where they can not only earn substantial seed funding but also gain access to the Valley's elite technology companies and their CEOs and also the top Venture Capital firms."
  • "I'd like to say to a lot of parents I come across: Forget all that nightmarish 'hothousing' advice that clogs up the press, and just pay some attention to your child!"