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swelter

[ swel-ter ]

verb (used without object)

  1. to suffer from oppressive heat.


verb (used with object)

  1. to oppress with heat.
  2. Archaic. to exude, as venom.

noun

  1. a sweltering condition.

swelter

/ ˈ²õ·ÉÉ›±ô³ÙÉ™ /

verb

  1. intr to suffer under oppressive heat, esp to sweat and feel faint
  2. archaic.
    tr to exude (venom)
  3. rare.
    tr to cause to suffer under oppressive heat
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a sweltering condition (esp in the phrase in a swelter )
  2. oppressive humid heat
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of swelter1

1375–1425; late Middle English swelt ( e ) ren (v.), equivalent to swelt ( en ) to be overcome with heat ( Old English sweltan to die; cognate with Old Norse svelta, Gothic swiltan ) + -eren -er 6
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of swelter1

C15 swelten, from Old English sweltan to die; related to Old Norse svelta to starve, Old High German swelzan to burn with passion; see sultry
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Over 100 people crammed into the sweltering Vacation Bar to celebrate him, while the establishment’s hipster regulars quizzically looked on.

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Working under the sweltering sun, in nearly 40C, rescuers use metal drills and cutters to break the concrete slabs into smaller pieces.

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Solemn-faced groups of people, mostly women, gathered in the tent in the sweltering heat, their faces clouded with worry.

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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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