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noun

plural of swelter
as in sweats
a state of nervous or irritated concern the set designer spent the entire week before opening night in a swelter

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verb

present tense third-person singular of swelter
as in scorches

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Recent Examples of swelters
Noun
The public safety push comes as much of France swelters under red heat alerts, with temperatures in parts of the country forecast to top 104 degrees, the AP reported. — Jessica Mekles, FOXNews.com, 23 June 2026 High temperatures may cause some battery range loss, but there are ways to conserve battery capacity even during spring and summer swelters. — Charles Singh, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swelters
  1. sweats
  2. scorches
  3. huffs
  4. melts
  5. cooks
  6. roasts
  7. smolders
  8. wavers
Noun
  • Some travel days call for maximum comfort, but that doesn’t mean reaching for old sweats.
    — Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 10 July 2026
  • But from then on, Nolte was never late and showed up every day in the same outfit — a trench coat, T-shirt, sweats and Nike turf shoes — with a notebook in hand.
    — CJ Moore, New York Times, 1 July 2026
Definition of sweats
Verb
  • France followed its hottest-ever day with yet more brutal temperatures as a deadly heat wave scorches much of western Europe.
    — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 24 June 2026
  • Protection from the sun is key for this plant because bright sun scorches its leaves.
    — Lauren David, Southern Living, 4 June 2026
Definition of scorches
Noun
  • David walks out of the kitchen and Moira huffs and takes his spot over the pot.
    — Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
  • As much as Payton bristles about media storylines and huffs about tempo questions, the Broncos went 25 minutes without a first down against Las Vegas.
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 22 Nov. 2025
Definition of huffs
Verb
  • For this classic treat, bananas are seared in a butter-brown sugar sauce, then topped with vanilla ice cream, which melts slightly from the warmth.
    — Victoria Spencer, Martha Stewart, 3 July 2026
  • Once dense and lumpy, the balm is now a silky and lush oil that melts away impurities while leaving my skin hydrated.
    — Gina Vaynshteyn, StyleCaster, 30 June 2026
Definition of melts
Verb
  • Trending Video The Los Blancos player shares his six-bedroom, 7,000-square-foot mansion with his father, younger brother, and his mother—the latter still reportedly cooks meals for the family and drives the athlete to practice.
    — India Roby, Architectural Digest, 15 July 2026
  • The method cooks the chicken quickly, creating a crisp crust while keeping the meat juicy.
    — Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 12 July 2026
Definition of cooks
Verb
  • Soccer world roasts Thomas Tuchel after England blows semifinal to Argentina.
    — Alex Connor, USA Today, 15 July 2026
  • The cafe roasts its own hazelnuts for the hazelnut latte.
    — Jenna Thompson June 10, Kansas City Star, 10 June 2026
Definition of roasts
Verb
  • Hamas’ October 2023 attack on Israel – the deadliest security failure in the country’s history – sparked the war in Gaza and a multifront conflagration that still smolders almost three years later.
    — Dina Kraft, Christian Science Monitor, 24 June 2026
  • Brûlée, a new brunch restaurant inspired by classic American Southern food, has already become a hotspot in Chicago, but smolders with culinary potential.
    — Louisa Kung Liu Chu, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026
Definition of smolders
Verb
  • Gargash said Gulf Arab states cannot continue to be targeted as Iran wavers between escalation and restraint.
    — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 8 July 2026
  • Their courage quickly wavers in the face of the location’s eerie atmosphere and the deafening sound of cicadas.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 2 July 2026
Definition of wavers

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