Swelter
verb
To be uncomfortably hot.
We were sweltering in the summer heat.
Often appears as...
- swelter in the heat
- swelter under the sun
noun
A state of oppressive heat.
The swelter in the room was unbearable.
Often appears as...
- swelter of summer
- in a swelter
verb
To be uncomfortably hot.
We were sweltering in the summer heat.
Often appears as...
- swelter in the heat
- swelter under the sun
noun
A state of oppressive heat.
The swelter in the room was unbearable.
Often appears as...
- swelter of summer
- in a swelter
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Extreme Discomfort
Indicates extreme discomfort due to high temperatures, more than just feeling hot.
After the air conditioning broke, we sweltered through the night.
Pro Tip 2/3Active Verb
'Swelter' is an active verb, often describing the action of someone suffering from the heat.
They sweltered at the beach without an umbrella.
Pro Tip 3/3Specific Contexts
Best used in contexts where extreme heat is a key aspect, not just warm weather.
The athletes sweltered during the desert marathon.
Pro Tip 1/3Extreme Discomfort
Indicates extreme discomfort due to high temperatures, more than just feeling hot.
After the air conditioning broke, we sweltered through the night.
Pro Tip 2/3Active Verb
'Swelter' is an active verb, often describing the action of someone suffering from the heat.
They sweltered at the beach without an umbrella.
Pro Tip 3/3Specific Contexts
Best used in contexts where extreme heat is a key aspect, not just warm weather.
The athletes sweltered during the desert marathon.
Pro Tip 1/3Extreme Discomfort
Indicates extreme discomfort due to high temperatures, more than just feeling hot.
After the air conditioning broke, we sweltered through the night.
Pro Tip 2/3Active Verb
'Swelter' is an active verb, often describing the action of someone suffering from the heat.
They sweltered at the beach without an umbrella.
Pro Tip 3/3Specific Contexts
Best used in contexts where extreme heat is a key aspect, not just warm weather.
The athletes sweltered during the desert marathon.
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Safari Live - Day 125 PIPE...
I'm gonna check down a little bit further towards in the other edge south north and the eddies are down in there and we're gonna keep clear of that area for now it is absolutely sweltering today it's a good thing one of the most important things when you're out in the
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The Making of the...
They vote to keep their discussions secret to encourage honest debate. But that means the windows are closed, and there is no air conditioning in 1787, not even an electric fan. and they'll sit in that sweltering heat, in those heavy clothes, for three months.
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Amanda Burden: How...
whether or not you understand their neighborhoods. It's not something you can just fake. And so I began walking. I can't tell you how many blocks I walked, in sweltering summers, in freezing winters, year after year,
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The Rhythm and Rhyme of...
and her long suffering in her life of constant work with seven children, six of whom made it to adulthood. In a house without electricity. In the sweltering cotton fields, and I wrote these words about her.
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What it takes to make...
That straight-talking conversation deepened my moral imagination. And I remember lying -- sweltering in my bed in my tiny guest house that night, so grateful for the clickety-clack of the fan overhead.
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Bruce Aylward: How we'll...
is much, much tougher. And these vaccinators, these volunteers, they have got to dive headlong into some of the toughest, densest urban slums in the world. They've got to trek under sweltering suns
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Nkosilathi Nyathi: A...
Imagine walking five kilometers to school every day, under the scorching sun, no trees, no shed in sight, writing final exams outside in the dry, sweltering heat,
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Snake Bite PIPE Do or Die
western diamondback during sweltering Tucson days like this it spends its time coiled up in the shade of low-growing shrubs like the kind found in Lien's
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The Tar Pit PIPE National...
the ground isn't even solid underfoot sin embargo apart el calor del clima not only is the air temperature sweltering but the targets are hot as well yay
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A day in the life of an...
It’s another sweltering morning in Memphis, Egypt. As the sunlight brightens the Nile, Peseshet checks her supplies. Honey, garlic, cumin,
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 125 PIPE...
I'm gonna check down a little bit further towards in the other edge south north and the eddies are down in there and we're gonna keep clear of that area for now it is absolutely sweltering today it's a good thing one of the most important things when you're out in the
Video examples
The Making of the...
They vote to keep their discussions secret to encourage honest debate. But that means the windows are closed, and there is no air conditioning in 1787, not even an electric fan. and they'll sit in that sweltering heat, in those heavy clothes, for three months.
Video examples
Amanda Burden: How...
whether or not you understand their neighborhoods. It's not something you can just fake. And so I began walking. I can't tell you how many blocks I walked, in sweltering summers, in freezing winters, year after year,
Video examples
The Rhythm and Rhyme of...
and her long suffering in her life of constant work with seven children, six of whom made it to adulthood. In a house without electricity. In the sweltering cotton fields, and I wrote these words about her.
Video examples
What it takes to make...
That straight-talking conversation deepened my moral imagination. And I remember lying -- sweltering in my bed in my tiny guest house that night, so grateful for the clickety-clack of the fan overhead.
Video examples
Bruce Aylward: How we'll...
is much, much tougher. And these vaccinators, these volunteers, they have got to dive headlong into some of the toughest, densest urban slums in the world. They've got to trek under sweltering suns
Video examples
Nkosilathi Nyathi: A...
Imagine walking five kilometers to school every day, under the scorching sun, no trees, no shed in sight, writing final exams outside in the dry, sweltering heat,
Video examples
Snake Bite PIPE Do or Die
western diamondback during sweltering Tucson days like this it spends its time coiled up in the shade of low-growing shrubs like the kind found in Lien's
Video examples
The Tar Pit PIPE National...
the ground isn't even solid underfoot sin embargo apart el calor del clima not only is the air temperature sweltering but the targets are hot as well yay
Video examples
A day in the life of an...
It’s another sweltering morning in Memphis, Egypt. As the sunlight brightens the Nile, Peseshet checks her supplies. Honey, garlic, cumin,
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Quote examples
Andrew Zimmern
American Critic
Surrounded by a sweltering state known for its staunch conservatism, Austin is an oasis. It's home to the University of Texas, which continuously fosters a well-educated youth culture who have been funneling their collective creative energy into building a vibrant music, film, and technology scene for decades.
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Michael Dirda
American Critic
In classic noir fiction and film, it is always hot. Fans whirr in sweltering hotel rooms, sweat forms on a stranger's brow, the muggy air stifles - one can hardly breathe. Come nightfall, there is no relief, only the darkness that allows illicit lovers to meet, the trusted to betray, and murderers to act.
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Martin Luther King, Jr.
American Leader
The sweltering summer of the Negro's legitimate discontent will not pass until there is an invigorating autumn of freedom and equality.
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Andrew Zimmern
American Critic
Surrounded by a sweltering state known for its staunch conservatism, Austin is an oasis. It's home to the University of Texas, which continuously fosters a well-educated youth culture who have been funneling their collective creative energy into building a vibrant music, film, and technology scene for decades.
Quote examples
Michael Dirda
American Critic
In classic noir fiction and film, it is always hot. Fans whirr in sweltering hotel rooms, sweat forms on a stranger's brow, the muggy air stifles - one can hardly breathe. Come nightfall, there is no relief, only the darkness that allows illicit lovers to meet, the trusted to betray, and murderers to act.
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Martin Luther King, Jr.
American Leader
The sweltering summer of the Negro's legitimate discontent will not pass until there is an invigorating autumn of freedom and equality.
Example 1 of 3
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