swelter

(swel′tər)

intransitive verb

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

Origin: 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

noun

See swelter in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb swel·tered, swel·ter·ing, swel·ters

verb, intransitive

To suffer from oppressive heat.

verb, transitive

noun

A condition of oppressive heat.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English swelteren

Origin: , frequentative of swelten, to faint from heat

Origin: , from Old English sweltan, to perish

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