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Definitions for Swelter
[1] to suffer from oppressive heat.
[2] to oppress with heat.
[3] Archaic . to exude, as venom.
[4] a sweltering condition.
[5] (intr) to suffer under oppressive heat, esp to sweat and feel faint
[6] (tr) archaic to exude (venom)
[7] (tr) rare to cause to suffer under oppressive heat
[8] a sweltering condition (esp in the phrase in a swelter )
[9] oppressive humid heat
Words related to Swelter
wilt, broil, sweat, languish, roast, perspire, fry, boil, burn, heat, wallow, suffocate, stew, fret
Words nearby Swelter
swelled head, have a, swelled-headed, swellfish, swellhead, swelling, swelter, sweltering, sweltry, swenson, swept, swept volume
Origin of Swelter
1375–1425; late Middle English swelt(e)ren (v.), equivalent to swelt(en ) to be overcome with heat (Old English sweltan to die; cognate with Old Norse svelta, Gothic swiltan ) + -eren -er6
Other words from Swelter
un·swel·tered , adjective
Word origin for Swelter
C15 swelten, from Old English sweltan to die; related to Old Norse svelta to starve, Old High German swelzan to burn with passion; see sultry