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swelter
[ swel-ter ]
verb (used without object)
- to suffer from oppressive heat.
verb (used with object)
- to oppress with heat.
- Archaic. to exude, as venom.
noun
- a sweltering condition.
swelter
/ ˈ²õ·ÉÉ›±ô³ÙÉ™ /
verb
- intr to suffer under oppressive heat, esp to sweat and feel faint
- archaic.tr to exude (venom)
- rare.tr to cause to suffer under oppressive heat
noun
- a sweltering condition (esp in the phrase in a swelter )
- oppressive humid heat
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ³Ü²Ô·²õ·É±ð±ôt±ð°ù±ð»å adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of swelter1
Example Sentences
The director of a new film set in a sweltering London over 24 hours on A-Level results day says that the city he grew up in is now "inaccessible" to many Gen Z young adults.
Over 100 people crammed into the sweltering Vacation Bar to celebrate him, while the establishment’s hipster regulars quizzically looked on.
Working under the sweltering sun, in nearly 40C, rescuers use metal drills and cutters to break the concrete slabs into smaller pieces.
Solemn-faced groups of people, mostly women, gathered in the tent in the sweltering heat, their faces clouded with worry.
The very name conjures images of sweltering summer picnics, soggy sandwiches and a kind of lowbrow indulgence we don’t like to admit we enjoy.
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