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
Examples of swelter in a Sentence
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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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2025
Then the sweltering heat and high humidity will ramp up for the second half of the week, as temperatures climb in the low to mid-90s, the weather service said.
—Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2025
Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 25 July 2025
Zack Littell had given the Rays a strong first five innings in Sunday’s swelter, allowing just one run and four hits, and had done so throwing only 69 pitches, with an impressive 53 for strikes.
—Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 June 2025
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Verb
The film takes place in the sweltering heat of a Texas summer in 1974, watching as ruthless prisoner Federico Carrasco takes control of the Huntsville Penitentiary.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2025
Then the sweltering heat and high humidity will ramp up for the second half of the week, as temperatures climb in the low to mid-90s, the weather service said.
—Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2025
Noun
The east swelters while Phoenix gets a reprieve While Phoenix has enjoyed relatively tame temperatures for much of July, large swaths of the country are scorching.
—Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 25 July 2025
Zack Littell had given the Rays a strong first five innings in Sunday’s swelter, allowing just one run and four hits, and had done so throwing only 69 pitches, with an impressive 53 for strikes.
—Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 June 2025
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“Swelter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swelter. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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