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sweltering

adjective

swel·​ter·​ing ˈswel-t(ə-)riŋ How to pronounce sweltering (audio)
: oppressively hot
swelteringly adverb

Example Sentences

the air conditioning was broken, and it was sweltering in the office
Recent Examples on the Web Python hunters work the night shift — clocking in at sundown and hunting till dawn to track their quarry, which lays low during the sweltering heat of summer days. Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2022 Later, the duo shared a funny selfie together in the sweltering city heat outside of the eatery. Georgia Slater, Peoplemag, 5 Sep. 2022 Groups across the state rallied Wednesday to support Jackson residents in beating the sweltering heat amid the city's ongoing water crisis. Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY, 31 Aug. 2022 Experts say people living in dense urban neighborhoods with sparse tree cover are particularly vulnerable to the sweltering weather. Joshua Emerson Smith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2022 Next up on the nationwide weather map is an even bigger heat wave that’s set to bring sweltering weather to much of the Lower 48. Matthew Cappucci, BostonGlobe.com, 29 July 2022 The sweltering weather has disrupted travel, health care, and schools in a country not prepared for such extremes. The Christian Science Monitor, 19 July 2022 The sweltering weather has disrupted travel, health care and schools. Jill Lawless, Anchorage Daily News, 19 July 2022 While the heart of the sweltering weather was arguably in and around Italy, temperatures 15 to 35 degrees above normal covered much of Eastern Europe, the Mediterranean and back into North Africa. Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 28 June 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1566, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of sweltering was in 1566

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