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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Jasmine Garsd, NPR, 12 July 2025
Living in the South, dealing with sweltering heat and oppressive humidity is a struggle every Southerner knows all too well—though most would gladly go without it.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 11 July 2025
Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 June 2025
With platinum success in the rearview and a swelter of career accolades on the mantle, these acts have little left to prove other than making art that means something to them, whether an audience gathers or not.
—Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone, 13 June 2025
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Verb
Outside an evangelical church on the outskirts of Tampa, Fla., half a dozen immigrant families wait in the sweltering Sunday heat.
—Jasmine Garsd, NPR, 12 July 2025
Living in the South, dealing with sweltering heat and oppressive humidity is a struggle every Southerner knows all too well—though most would gladly go without it.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 11 July 2025
Noun
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
With platinum success in the rearview and a swelter of career accolades on the mantle, these acts have little left to prove other than making art that means something to them, whether an audience gathers or not.
—Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone, 13 June 2025
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“Swelter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swelter. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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