swelter

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈswɛl.tə/
• (America) IPA: /ˈswɛl.tɚ/

Verb

swelter (swelters, present participle sweltering; past and past participle sweltered)

1. (intransitive) To suffer terribly from intense heat.
2. (intransitive) To perspire greatly from heat.
3. (transitive) To cause to faint, to overpower, as with heat.

Translations

• Russian: изнемогать от зной

Translations

• Portuguese: suar em bicas

Noun

swelter (plural swelters)

1. Intense heat.

   The summer swelter did not relent until late in September, most years.

Translations

• Russian: жара́
• Spanish: bochorno, flama

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