sweltered; sweltering
ˈswel-t(ə-)riŋ 
1
: to suffer, sweat, or be faint from heat
2
: to become exceedingly hot
in summer, the place swelters
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Verb
We were sweltering in the summer heat.
Noun
the set designer spent the entire week before opening night in a swelter
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Denise Chow, NBC News, 22 Sep. 2024
But a prosecutor called the stabbing self-defense On a sweltering Independence Day afternoon, someone called 911.
—Thomas Lake, CNN, 20 Sep. 2024
J.j. McCorvey, NBC News, 27 Sep. 2024
Oppressive heat As California swelters, climate officials declare Summer 2024 the hottest on record.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2024
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Verb
Last year, Phoenix sweltered through a record 31 straight days at or above 110 degrees, obliterating the previous record of 18 consecutive days set in 1974.
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 22 Sep. 2024
But a prosecutor called the stabbing self-defense On a sweltering Independence Day afternoon, someone called 911.
—Thomas Lake, CNN, 20 Sep. 2024
Noun
Utilities have also grown less predictable, with the state’s usual summer swelter ratcheting up to lethal levels and Dallas’ electricity costs spiking in recent years.
—J.j. McCorvey, NBC News, 27 Sep. 2024
Oppressive heat As California swelters, climate officials declare Summer 2024 the hottest on record.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2024
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“Swelter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swelter. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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