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SWELTERING

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

Excessively hot and humid or marked by sweating and faintness

Example:

sweltering athletes

Synonyms:

sweltering; sweltry

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

hot (used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning)

 II. (verb) 

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-ing form of the verb swelter

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