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- [swel-ter-ing]
- /ˈswɛl tər ɪŋ/
- /ˈswel.tər.ɪŋ/
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- [swel-ter-ing]
- /ˈswɛl tər ɪŋ/
Definitions of sweltering word
- adjective sweltering suffering oppressive heat. 1
- adjective sweltering characterized by oppressive heat; sultry. 1
- verb without object sweltering to suffer from oppressive heat. 1
- verb with object sweltering to oppress with heat. 1
- verb with object sweltering Archaic. to exude, as venom. 1
- noun sweltering a sweltering condition. 1
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Origin of sweltering
First appearance:
before 1565 One of the 32% oldest English words
First recorded in 1565-75; swelter + -ing2
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Parts of speech for Sweltering
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sweltering popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
sweltering usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for sweltering
adj sweltering
- austral — of or coming from the south
- baking — You can use baking to describe weather or a place that is very hot indeed.
- blistering — Blistering heat is very great heat.
- blistery — having blisters, as paint or glass.
- broiling — If the weather is broiling, it is very hot.
adjective sweltering
- fiery — consisting of, attended with, characterized by, or containing fire: a volcano's fiery discharge.
- ovenlike — Resembling an oven, especially in shape.
- warm — having or giving out a moderate degree of heat, as perceived by the senses: a warm bath.
- warmish — having or giving out a moderate degree of heat, as perceived by the senses: a warm bath.
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