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sweltering

The correct spelling is sweltering.

How to pronounce sweltering

verb

Say it like: Swe-lte-rin-g

The correct spelling is sweltering. To suffer terribly from intense heat. For example: "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."

Usage Examples

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.

Meanings

verb

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

noun

  1. 1.The situation of being or feeling hot and humid.

adjective

  1. 1.(of weather) hot and humid; oppressively sticky

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