- present participle of swelter.
sweltering
Example Sentences
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In Davis, Calif., the transformer on my block repeatedly blew up during heat waves, leaving us sweltering, sometimes for days at a time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
In the sweltering heat, fellow fish vendor Faraba Fatty stated bluntly that "without electricity, we have a very bad life".
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
Locals have complained that the heat generated by the centres made already sweltering summer temperatures even worse.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
But when Clément Delangue and Julien Chaumond first arrived at the Manhattan offices of venture capital fund Betaworks for its “BotCamp” startup program in the sweltering summer of 2016, their goal was more modest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
No matter how many twists and turns they take in the underground labyrinth of filthy, sweltering hot passages, they can’t lose the man on their tail.
From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner
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