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swelter Definition

swel·ter (sweltər)

intransitive verb

to be or feel uncomfortably hot; sweat, feel weak, etc. from great heat

Etymology: freq. of ME swelten, to die, swoon away, faint < OE sweltan, to die < IE base *swel-, to burn > Gr heilē, sun's heat

transitive verb

  1. to cause to swelter
  2. Archaic to exude (venom or poison)

noun

  1. the condition of sweltering
  2. oppressive heat

swelter Synonyms

swelter

v.

suffocate, wilt, broil, boil, roast, perspire; see also sweat 1.

swelter Usage Examples

Object

  • heat: This afternoon the boys visited the Phillips Stadium in sweltering heat.
  • day: On those few really sweltering hot days in summer, what you need desperately is a portable air conditioning option from Iceboys!
  • temperature: They toured Whitehaven in sweltering 80 degree temperatures on Tuesday viewing the townâs beautiful blooms and spotless streets.
  • condition: The French Ducati rider, who was runner-up last year, proved unbeatable in sweltering conditions at Misano where the air temperature hit 35C.

Noun used with modifier

  • visitor: Back to index Visitors swelter on Costa del Wirral!

Adjective complement

  • hot: Conditions are sweltering hot by day, freezing cold by night.

Modifying Another Word

  • absolutely: I was absolutely sweltering at this point from all the moving!
  • still: It's raining outside and I'm still sweltering.

Preposition: in

  • heatwave: Got back to find Britain sweltering in a heatwave.
  • heat: Children, sweltering in the heat of an Iraqi summer, cannot be prevented from cooling off in its waters.
  • temperature: Further S than here sweltered in temperatures up to the 32C seen in London.
  • sun: What do you care about Christmas as you swelter in the summer sun?
  • summer: On the downside it's 300km from the sea, freezing in the winter, sweltering in the summer.
  • office: After all these weeks of glorious weather and sweltering in the office, what happens when I get to take a few days off?

Browse dictionary entries near swelter

  1. swelling
  2. swellhead
  3. swellfish
  4. swelled head
  5. swell box
  6. swell
  7. sweetsop
  8. sweets
  9. sweetness
  10. sweetmeat
  1. sweltering
  2. swept
  3. sweptback
  4. sweptwing
  5. swerve
  6. sweven
  7. SWG
  8. swidden
  9. swift
  10. swift-footed