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Grammar : Adj
Spell : swel-ter-ing
Phonetic Transcription : ˈswɛl tər ɪŋ

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Définition of sweltering

Origin :
  • c.1400, frequentative of swelten "be faint (especially with heat)," late 14c., from Old English sweltan "to die," from Proto-Germanic *swel- (cf. Old Saxon sweltan "to die," Old Norse svelta "to put to death, starve," Gothic sviltan "to die"), originally "to burn slowly," hence "to be overcome with heat or fever;" also the source of Old English swelan "to burn," from PIE root *swel- (2) "to shine, beam" (see Selene). For specialization of words meaning "to die," cf. starve. Related: Sweltered; sweltering.
  • adj very hot
Example sentences :
  • The place was silent with the peaceful calm of a sweltering August day.
  • Extract from : « The Hound From The North » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • Hard on the heels of a sweltering autumn the winter came down.
  • Extract from : « Bob, Son of Battle » by Alfred Ollivant
  • The crisis came on Sunday the 28th of June, a day of sweltering heat.
  • Extract from : « Washington and his Comrades in Arms » by George Wrong
  • The happy, sweltering audience did not seem to see her in the first act.
  • Extract from : « Sister Carrie » by Theodore Dreiser
  • The sweltering heat caused a gradual discarding of garments.
  • Extract from : « The Belovd Vagabond » by William J. Locke
  • It was a sultry evening, and London was still stifling after a sweltering day.
  • Extract from : « Too Old for Dolls » by Anthony Mario Ludovici
  • Sweltering, crushed, and turned about, the mob began to be irritated.
  • Extract from : « The Countess of Charny » by Alexandre Dumas (pere)
  • The day broke with an atmosphere charged with sweltering heat.
  • Extract from : « Lachmi Bai Rani of Jhansi » by Michael White
  • It was the end of July; Podgoritza was sizzling and sweltering in the summer sun.
  • Extract from : « Through the Land of the Serb » by Mary Edith Durham
  • Who could think of so preposterous a thing as dinner this sweltering day?
  • Extract from : « A Changed Heart » by May Agnes Fleming

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