sweltered

Definition of swelterednext
past tense of swelter

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sweltered
Verb
  • When butter has melted, add heavy cream, lemon juice, sugar, and salt.
    Judy Bart Kancigor, Oc Register, 28 May 2026
  • Keep the candle lit until the wax has melted to the jar’s edge.
    Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 28 May 2026
Verb
  • Since then, however, three other wildfires have scorched more acreage.
    Logan Smith, CBS News, 24 May 2026
  • If your pan is badly scorched, use Bar Keepers Friend and save yourself from endless scrubbing.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 22 May 2026
Verb
  • Inside the venue, each place setting was adorned in part by one of the nearly 200 cake pops sized, measured and baked by organizing committee member Shaikh, who not only committed the week prior to bake for the ball, but also enjoyed developing a sisterhood with the rest of the organizers.
    Mariana Navarrete Villegas, Hartford Courant, 30 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • However, the archetype of the hallaca has always remained the same; cornmeal dough wrapped and cooked in banana leaves.
    Sophia Rey, JSTOR Daily, 28 May 2026
  • Tacos are prepared Tijuana-style, and the meat is cooked over mesquite coals before being sliced to order and placed in a fresh corn tortilla.
    Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 28 May 2026
Verb
  • Produced at Casa Herradura in Amatitán, it is made from 100% blue Weber agave, traditionally roasted in clay ovens for 26 hours and fermented for three days with wild yeast from the estate's fruit trees.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
  • Rocks must be roasted in massive kilns at temperatures exceeding 1,000°C, then subjected to heavy acid treatment.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 28 May 2026
Verb
  • Hard feelings broiled under the surface.
    Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 1 May 2026
  • The tail is not yet cooked—though the hell-fire in which the whole book is broiled might not unreasonably have cooked it all ere this.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Designed by Georgia & Hunt Design House, the home pairs charred shou sugi ban siding with stone accents on the exterior, while the interiors embrace earthy shades of camel, clay, warm brown, and tobacco.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 30 May 2026
  • The roof of the apartment block was visibly charred, video footage showed, while response teams and investigators inspected the site of impact Friday morning.
    Kathleen Magramo, CNN Money, 29 May 2026
Verb
  • As Miz went in for the kill on the top ropes, the lights flickered as Miz stumbled.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 29 May 2026
  • Thanks to the film, that form has flickered in the minds of tourists from around the world for half a century.
    Marnie Hunter, CNN Money, 14 May 2026
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Sweltered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sweltered. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.

More from Merriam-Webster on sweltered

Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

More from Merriam-Webster