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Verb: swelter  swel-tu(r)
  1. Be uncomfortably hot
    "Tourists sweltered in the tropical heat";
    - stifle [informal]
     
  2. Suffer from intense heat
    "we were sweltering at the beach";
    - stew [informal]
Noun: swelter  swel-tu(r)
  1. Oppressively hot and humid conditions
    "The city suffered through a summer swelter"

Derived forms: swelters, sweltering, sweltered

Type of: ache, hurt, perspire, sudate, suffer, sweat

Encyclopedia: Swelter