sweltering

swel·ter·ing

 (swĕl′tər-ĭng)

adj.

1. Oppressively hot and humid; sultry.

2. Suffering from oppressive heat.

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swel′ter·ing·ly adv.

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sweltering

(ˈswɛltərɪŋ)

adj

oppressively hot and humid: a sweltering day. Also (archaic): sweltry

ˈswelteringly adv

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swel•ter•ing

(ˈswɛl tər ɪŋ)

adj.

1. suffering from oppressive heat.

2. characterized by oppressive heat.

[1565–75]

swel′ter•ing•ly, adv.

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

sweltering - excessively hot and humid or marked by sweating and faintness; "a sweltering room"; "sweltering athletes" sweltry hot - used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning; "hot stove"; "hot water"; "a hot August day"; "a hot stuffy room"; "she's hot and tired"; "a hot forehead"

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sweltering

adjective hot, burning, boiling, steaming, baking, roasting, stifling, scorching, oppressive, humid, torrid, sultry, airless It was an unimpressive contest in sweltering heat.

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sweltering

adjective

Marked by much heat:

ardent, baking, blistering, boiling, broiling, burning, fiery, heated, hot, red-hot, roasting, scalding, scorching, searing, sizzling, sultry, torrid.

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Translations

شَدِيدُ الـحَرّ

parný

bagende varm

glühend heiß

ασφυκτικός

sofocante

läkähdyttävän kuuma

étouffant

sparni

torrido

うだるように暑い

무더운

bloedheetsmoorheet

trykkende

duszny

abafado

жаркий

tryckande värme

ร้อนมาก

boğucu sıcak

oi ả

闷热的

sweltering

[ˈsweltərɪŋ] ADJ [day] → de calor sofocante, de muchísimo calor; [heat] → sofocante, abrasador
it's sweltering in here → hace un calor sofocante aquí
I'm sweltering → me ahogo de calor

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

sweltering

[ˈswɛltərɪŋ] adj → étouffant(e)
It was sweltering → Il faisait une chaleur étouffante.

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

sweltering

adj day, weather → glühend heiß; heat → glühend; it’s sweltering in here (inf) → hier verschmachtet man ja! (inf)

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

sweltering

[ˈswɛlt/ərɪŋ] adj → soffocante, afoso/a
I'm sweltering → sto soffocando

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

sweltering

→ شَدِيدُ الـحَرّ parný bagende varm glühend heiß ασφυκτικός sofocante läkähdyttävän kuuma étouffant sparni torrido うだるように暑い 무더운 smoorheet trykkende duszny abafado жаркий tryckande värme ร้อนมาก boğucu sıcak oi ả 闷热的

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