swelter
To suffer terribly from intense heatTo suffer terribly from intense heat.
» It was sweltering inside.
Meaning
3 senses(intransitive)To suffer terribly from intense heat.
изнемогать от знояiznemogatʹ ot znoja, жаритьсяžaritʹsja
suffer from intense heat
(intransitive)To perspire greatly from heat.
stark schwitzen
(transitive)To cause to faint, to overpower, as with heat.
Examples
11 sentencesIt was sweltering inside.
Layla was sweltering in a 90 degree heat.
It's early September, and we're absolutely sweltering.
deEs ist Anfang September, und wir schmoren vor Hitze. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The sweltering afternoon began to turn into a thunderstorm.
It's a sweltering summer's day.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English swelteren, frequentative form of Middle English swelten (“to die; fainFrom Middle English swelteren, frequentative form of Middle English swelten (“to die; faint”), from Old English sweltan (“to die”), from Proto-West Germanic *sweltan, from Proto-Germanic *sweltaną (“to die”), from Proto-Indo-European *swel- (“to smolder; burn”), equivalent to swelt + -er (frequentative suffix).
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Forms
swelters, sweltering, sweltered, sweltered| Base form | swelter · to swelter |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | swelters |
| Present participle | sweltering |
| Past simple | sweltered |
| Past participle | sweltered |
irregular
Synonyms
7 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle