-
Trending Now:
More Trending:
- beleaguer scaramouch non sequitur admiral's mast calumny
- ALL
Explore M-W
Examples of swelter in a Sentence
We were sweltering in the summer heat.
Recent Examples of swelter from the Web
-
Only some trains are air conditioned, leaving people on other trains sweltering in the punishing summer heat.
-
First, various young rebels in England wore skirts and dresses in protest of restrictive dress codes that left them sweltering in the heat.
-
When a sunbaked terrace or garden is sweltering, an outdoor umbrella can provide immediate relief.
-
Californians are paying a price for not having to worry about sweltering in the dark.
-
There is nowhere cooler to be in New York City’s sweltering late-August heat than Afropunk Fest, a weekend celebration of black music culture at Commodore Barry Park in Fort Greene, Brooklyn.
-
Tucson sweltered to its hottest three-day stretch ever.
-
Royal Ascot, one of the highlights of the British sporting and social calendar, sweltered again on what was the hottest June day in the UK for 41 years.
-
According to a new report, half the world’s population will swelter through a month or more of killer-level heat every year by the year 2100 even if all the world’s countries acted aggressively to reverse climate change right now.
These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'swelter'. Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Origin and Etymology of swelter
Middle English sweltren, frequentative of swelten to die, be overcome by heat, from Old English sweltan to die; akin to Goth swiltan to die
Examples of swelter in a Sentence
the set designer spent the entire week before opening night in a swelter
Recent Examples of swelter from the Web
-
The study comes as much of the United States swelters through extended triple-digit heat.
-
The study comes as much of the U.S. swelters through extended triple-digit heat.
-
Only a handful of motor vehicles are allowed on the island; transportation is mainly the domain of donkeys or men pushing wooden carts thorough the tropical swelter.
-
While the Pacific Northwest childhood chapters might not hold up to the swelter, triangulation and plotted mystery of the Athens chapters, Milo’s New York chapters both fascinate and bemuse.
These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'swelter'. Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
First Known Use of swelter
1851
SWELTER Defined for English Language Learners
swelter
playDefinition of swelter for English Language Learners
-
: to be very hot and uncomfortable
SWELTER Defined for Kids
swelter
playDefinition of swelter for Students
sweltered
;sweltering
: to suffer, sweat, or be faint from heat
Learn More about swelter
-
See words that rhyme with swelter Thesaurus: All synonyms and antonyms for swelter Spanish Central: Translation of swelter Nglish: Translation of swelter for Spanish speakers
Seen and Heard
What made you want to look up swelter? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).
Writing? Check your grammar now!