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View usage for: (sweltərɪŋ) adjectiveIf you describe the weather as sweltering, you mean that it is extremely hot and makes you feel uncomfortable. Synonyms: hot, burning, boiling, steaming More Synonyms of sweltering sweltering in British English (ˈswɛltərɪŋ) adjectiveoppressively hot and humid a sweltering day Also (archaic): sweltry Derived forms swelteringly (ˈswelteringly) adverb sweltering in American English (ˈswɛltərɪŋ) Word forms: ˈsweltrier or ˈsweltriest adjective1. that swelters or suffers from the heat Also ˈsweltry (ˈswɛltri) Word forms: ˈsweltrier or ˈsweltriest Derived forms swelteringly (ˈswelteringly) adverb Examples of 'sweltering' in a sentencesweltering The vicar, once more sweltering in his Liberace jacket, clapped his hands.The weather through late June and July was mostly sweltering, and nobody had much energy for games.The man in gray must have been sweltering in the Toyota, but he didn't move. In other languagessweltering British English: sweltering / ˈswɛltərɪŋ/ ADJECTIVE If the weather is sweltering, it is very hot. ...the sweltering heat. - American English: sweltering
- Arabic: شَدِيدُ الـحَرّ
- Brazilian Portuguese: abafado
- Chinese: 闷热的
- Croatian: sparni
- Czech: parný
- Danish: bagende varm
- Dutch: smoorheet
- European Spanish: sofocante bochornoso
- Finnish: läkähdyttävän kuuma
- French: étouffant
- German: glühend heiß
- Greek: ασφυκτικός
- Italian: torrido
- Japanese: うだるように暑い
- Korean: 무더운
- Norwegian: trykkende
- Polish: duszny
- European Portuguese: abafado
- Romanian: arzător
- Russian: жаркий
- Latin American Spanish: sofocante
- Swedish: tryckande värme
- Thai: ร้อนมาก
- Turkish: boğucu sıcak
- Ukrainian: задушливий
- Vietnamese: oi ả
Definition uncomfortably hot It was an unimpressive contest in sweltering heat. Additional synonymsDefinition lacking fresh air a dark, airless room Synonyms stuffy, close, heavy, stifling, oppressive, stale, breathless, suffocating, sultry, muggy, unventilated the baking Jordanian desert Synonyms scorching, burning, heated, boiling, roasting, searing, blistering, torrid, sultry, swelteringIt's boiling in here. Synonyms very hot, hot, burning, baking, tropical, roasting, blistering, scorching, torrid, sultry, swelteringNearby words ofsweltering - sweetheart
- swell
- swelling
- sweltering
- swerve
- swift
- swiftly
Additional synonymsthe burning desert of central Asia Synonyms very hot, boiling, baking, flaming, tropical, roasting, searing, blistering, fiery, scorching, sizzling, red-hot, torrid, sweltering, broiling, unbearably hot Definition (of the weather) damp and warm Visitors can expect hot and humid conditions. Synonyms damp, sticky, moist, wet, steamy, sultry, dank, clammy, muggyDefinition (of weather) hot and humid The oppressive afternoon heat had quite tired me out. Synonyms stifling, close, heavy, sticky, overpowering, suffocating, stuffy, humid, torrid, sultry, airless, muggyDefinition extremely hot Not all of Britain was roasting in the nineties today. Synonyms blazing, baking, blistering, scorching, sizzling, sweltering, boiling hot, extremely hot It was a scorching day. Synonyms burning, boiling, baking, flaming, tropical, roasting, searing, fiery, sizzling, red-hot, torrid, sweltering, broiling, unbearably hot Definition uncomfortably hot and stuffy The stifling heat of the little room was beginning to make me nauseous. Synonyms suffocating, close, oppressive, airless, sticky, muggyDefinition (of weather or climate) very hot and humid on a sultry, summer evening Synonyms humid, close, hot, sticky, stifling, oppressive, stuffy, sweltering, muggyDefinition (of weather) so hot and dry as to parch or scorch the torrid heat of summer in Spain Synonyms hot, tropical, burning, dry, boiling, flaming, blistering, stifling, fiery, scorched, scorching, sizzling, arid, sultry, sweltering, parched, parching, broiling |