[ˈswɛltə], (Verb)

Definitions:
- be uncomfortably hot
(e.g: Barney sweltered in his doorman's uniform)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English: from the base of dialect swelt ‘perish’, of Germanic origin

[ˈswɛltə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an uncomfortably hot atmosphere
(e.g: the swelter of the afternoon had cooled)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English: from the base of dialect swelt ‘perish’, of Germanic origin