sweltering

verb

Meaning

To suffer terribly from intense heat.
To perspire greatly from heat.
To cause to faint, to overpower, as with heat.
The situation of being or feeling hot and humid.
(of weather) hot and humid; oppressively sticky

Etymology / origin

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Related words

sweltry(English)hot(English)oppressive(English)sweltersome(English)heavy(English)sweatful(English)scorching hot(English)overhot(English)sketchy(English)heat(English)humidity(English)temperature(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

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