swel·ter

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• swel|ter — «SWEHL tuhr», verb, noun. –v.i. 1. to suffer from heat: »We sweltered…in the stagnant superheated air (Joseph Conrad). 2. to perspire freely; sweat. –v.t. 1. to oppress with heat. 2. to exude (venom …   Useful english dictionary

• swel´ter|ing|ly — swel|ter|ing «SWEHL tuhr ihng, trihng», adjective. 1. (of heat, weather, or a season) oppressively hot: »The heat was sweltering, and he became very tired (John Galsworthy). 2. suffering from or overpowered by oppressive heat. –swel´ter|ing|ly,… …   Useful english dictionary

• swel|ter|ing — «SWEHL tuhr ihng, trihng», adjective. 1. (of heat, weather, or a season) oppressively hot: »The heat was sweltering, and he became very tired (John Galsworthy). 2. suffering from or overpowered by oppressive heat. –swel´ter|ing|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

• swel·ter·ing — /ˈswɛltərıŋ/ adj : very hot a sweltering summer day …   Useful english dictionary

• swel — swel·ter·ing·ly; swel·try; swel·ter; …   English syllables

• ter — ter; ter·a·con·ic; ter·a·cryl·ic; ter·a·glin; ter·aph; ter·as; ter·a·tism; ter·a·to·genesis; ter·a·to·gen·ic; ter·a·to·log·i·cal; ter·a·tol·o·gist; ter·a·tol·o·gy; ter·a·to·ma; ter·a·to·sis; ter·bi·um; ter·centennial; ter·centesimal; ter·ce·ron;… …   English syllables

• swelter — swel·ter …   English syllables

• sweltering — swel•ter•ing [[t]ˈswɛl tər ɪŋ[/t]] adj. 1) suffering from oppressive heat 2) characterized by oppressive heat • Etymology: 1565–75 swel′ter•ing•ly, adv …   From formal English to slang

• swelter — swel|ter [ˈsweltə US ər] v [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: swelt [i] to die, become unconscious because of heat (11 20 centuries), from Old English sweltan to die ] to feel extremely hot and uncomfortable ▪ Crowds of shoppers sweltered in the summer… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• sweltering — swel|ter|ing [ˈsweltərıŋ] adj extremely hot and uncomfortable ▪ sweltering August days …   Dictionary of contemporary English