SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
swelter
verb
To feel oppressed by intense heat.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Suffer oppressive heat
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Usage distinction
Return to topRoast, bake, and broil are figurative here. Sweating is a possible response to heat, but it can occur for other reasons.
CHECK THE MEANING IN CONTEXT
See swelter in use
The audience began to swelter in the crowded, unventilated hall.
Volunteers begin to swelter in the intense afternoon heat while carrying supplies across the exposed courtyard to that studio.
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