sweltering

[ swel-ter-ing ]

adj.very hot

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Word Origin & History

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.

Example Sentences forsweltering

The place was silent with the peaceful calm of a sweltering August day.

Hard on the heels of a sweltering autumn the winter came down.

The crisis came on Sunday the 28th of June, a day of sweltering heat.

The happy, sweltering audience did not seem to see her in the first act.

The sweltering heat caused a gradual discarding of garments.

It was a sultry evening, and London was still stifling after a sweltering day.

Sweltering, crushed, and turned about, the mob began to be irritated.

The day broke with an atmosphere charged with sweltering heat.

It was the end of July; Podgoritza was sizzling and sweltering in the summer sun.

Who could think of so preposterous a thing as dinner this sweltering day?

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