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sweltering
swel·ter·ing S0943800 (swĕl′tər-ĭng)adj.1. Oppressively hot and humid; sultry.2. Suffering from oppressive heat. swel′ter·ing·ly adv.sweltering (ˈswɛltərɪŋ) adjoppressively hot and humid: a sweltering day. Also (archaic): sweltry ˈswelteringly advswel•ter•ing (ˈswɛl tər ɪŋ) adj. 1. suffering from oppressive heat. 2. characterized by oppressive heat. [1565–75] swel′ter•ing•ly, adv. ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | sweltering - excessively hot and humid or marked by sweating and faintness; "a sweltering room"; "sweltering athletes"sweltryhot - used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning; "hot stove"; "hot water"; "a hot August day"; "a hot stuffy room"; "she's hot and tired"; "a hot forehead" |
swelteringadjective hot, burning, boiling, steaming, baking, roasting, stifling, scorching, oppressive, humid, torrid, sultry, airless It was an unimpressive contest in sweltering heat.swelteringadjectiveMarked by much heat:ardent, baking, blistering, boiling, broiling, burning, fiery, heated, hot, red-hot, roasting, scalding, scorching, searing, sizzling, sultry, torrid.Translationssweltering Related to sweltering: exasperatedSynonyms for swelteringadj hotSynonyms- hot
- burning
- boiling
- steaming
- baking
- roasting
- stifling
- scorching
- oppressive
- humid
- torrid
- sultry
- airless
Synonyms for swelteringadj marked by much heatSynonyms- ardent
- baking
- blistering
- boiling
- broiling
- burning
- fiery
- heated
- hot
- red-hot
- roasting
- scalding
- scorching
- searing
- sizzling
- sultry
- torrid
Synonyms for swelteringadj excessively hot and humid or marked by sweating and faintnessSynonymsRelated Words |