Meaning

1 senses
  1. Hot and humid; oppressively sticky

    The day was sweltering, so Lauren put on the shortest pair of shorts she could find and went to get ice-cream with her friend Rob.

    drückend heiß, glühend heiß, verschmachtend

    знойныйznojnyj

    excessively hot and humid or marked by sweating and faintness

Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
hot and humid:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
hot and humid:

Origin

From swelter + -ing.

From swelter + -ing.

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Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • excessively hot and humid or marked by sweating and faintness:sweltry

Word family

2 related words
Relatedbalmy

See also

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sweltering — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto