- present participle of swelter.
sweltering
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"Military forced conscription became the main challenging factor for us on the battlefield as it enabled the military with limitless manpower," he explains as he takes his men on patrol in the sweltering heat.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
It’s the memory of summer cookouts, sweltering, sticky heat, and outdoor lunches with friends.
From Salon • May 28, 2026
In sweltering heat at a fuel station, 24-year-old Tushar wielded a hammer as he fitted a Trump face cover to a three-wheeled rickshaw.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
In the Northeast, long the epicenter of American sleep-away camp culture, many of the best-known camps were founded more than a century ago as escapes from sweltering East Coast cities.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
Intense heat pulsed across his body as he ran; sweltering wind from the left, cooler air from the right.
From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner
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