swelter
swelter
nounDefinition of SWELTER
a state of nervous or irritated concern <the set designer spent the entire week before opening night in a swelter>
Related Words bother, dudgeon, pique; alarm (also alarum), hand-wringing, panic; ado, agitation, delirium, distraction, furor, hysteria, uproar; nervous breakdown
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