swelter

swel·ter

S0943700 (swĕl′tər)v. swel·tered, swel·ter·ing, swel·ters v.intr. To suffer from oppressive heat.v.tr. Archaic To exude (venom, for example).n. A condition of oppressive heat.

[Middle English swelteren, frequentative of swelten, to faint from heat, from Old English sweltan, to perish.]

swelter

(ˈswɛltə) vb1. (Physiology) (intr) to suffer under oppressive heat, esp to sweat and feel faint2. (tr) archaic to exude (venom)3. (tr) rare to cause to suffer under oppressive heatn4. a sweltering condition (esp in the phrase in a swelter)5. oppressive humid heat[C15 swelten, from Old English sweltan to die; related to Old Norse svelta to starve, Old High German swelzan to burn with passion; see sultry]

swel•ter

(ˈswɛl tər)

v.i. 1. to suffer from oppressive heat. v.t. 2. to oppress with heat. 3. Archaic. to exude, as venom. n. 4. a sweltering condition. [1375–1425; late Middle English swelt(e)ren (v.) =swelt(en) to be overcome with heat (Old English sweltan to die, c. Old High German swelzan, Old Norse svelta, Gothic swiltan) + -eren -er⁶]

swelter

Past participle: sweltered
Gerund: sweltering

Imperative
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swelter

Present
I swelter
you swelter
he/she/it swelters
we swelter
you swelter
they swelter

Preterite
I sweltered
you sweltered
he/she/it sweltered
we sweltered
you sweltered
they sweltered

Present Continuous
I am sweltering
you are sweltering
he/she/it is sweltering
we are sweltering
you are sweltering
they are sweltering

Present Perfect
I have sweltered
you have sweltered
he/she/it has sweltered
we have sweltered
you have sweltered
they have sweltered

Past Continuous
I was sweltering
you were sweltering
he/she/it was sweltering
we were sweltering
you were sweltering
they were sweltering

Past Perfect
I had sweltered
you had sweltered
he/she/it had sweltered
we had sweltered
you had sweltered
they had sweltered

Future
I will swelter
you will swelter
he/she/it will swelter
we will swelter
you will swelter
they will swelter

Future Perfect
I will have sweltered
you will have sweltered
he/she/it will have sweltered
we will have sweltered
you will have sweltered
they will have sweltered

Future Continuous
I will be sweltering
you will be sweltering
he/she/it will be sweltering
we will be sweltering
you will be sweltering
they will be sweltering

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been sweltering
you have been sweltering
he/she/it has been sweltering
we have been sweltering
you have been sweltering
they have been sweltering

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been sweltering
you will have been sweltering
he/she/it will have been sweltering
we will have been sweltering
you will have been sweltering
they will have been sweltering

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been sweltering
you had been sweltering
he/she/it had been sweltering
we had been sweltering
you had been sweltering
they had been sweltering

Conditional
I would swelter
you would swelter
he/she/it would swelter
we would swelter
you would swelter
they would swelter

Past Conditional
I would have sweltered
you would have sweltered
he/she/it would have sweltered
we would have sweltered
you would have sweltered
they would have sweltered

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	swelter - be uncomfortably hotsuffer - feel unwell or uncomfortable; "She is suffering from the hot weather"
	2.	swelter - suffer from intense heat; "we were sweltering at the beach"perspire, sudate, sweat - excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin; "Exercise makes one sweat"

swelter

verbTo feel or look hot:bake, broil, burn, roast.

Translations

热得发昏闷热

swelter

(ˈsweltə) verb (of a person etc) to be uncomfortably hot. I'm sweltering in this heat! 热得发昏，闷热

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Synonyms for swelter

verb to feel or look hot

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verb be uncomfortably hot

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verb suffer from intense heat

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