Definitions for swelter
ˈswɛl tərswel·ter

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. swelterverb

   be uncomfortably hot

2. swelterverb

   suffer from intense heat

   "we were sweltering at the beach"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. swelternoun

   Intense heat.

   The summer swelter did not relent until late in September, most years.

2. swelterverb

   To suffer terribly from intense heat.

3. swelterverb

   To perspire greatly from heat.

4. Etymology: Frequentative form of swelt, from sweltan.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Swelterverb

   To parch, or dry up with heat.

   Some would always have long nights and short days; others again long days and short nights; one climate would be scorched and sweltered with everlasting dog-days, while an eternal December blasted another. Richard Bentley, Sermons.

2. To SWELTERverb

   Etymology: This is supposed to be corrupted from sultry.

   1. To be pained with heat.

   If the sun’s excessive heat
   Makes our bodies swelter,
   To an osier hedge we get
   For a friendly shelter;
   There we may
   Think and pray,
   Before death
   Stops our breath. Izaak Walton, Angler.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Swelter

   Swelter is a rock music group, formed in 1989. They were generally associated with the city of Tacoma, Washington.

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1. swelter

   Swelter refers to a state of being extremely hot and humid or uncomfortable due to intense heat. It can also refer to the act of suffering, sweating, or being faint from heat.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Swelterverb

   to be overcome and faint with heat; to be ready to perish with heat

2. Swelterverb

   to welter; to soak

3. Swelterverb

   to oppress with heat

4. Swelterverb

   to exude, like sweat

5. Etymology: [From Swelt, v. i.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Swelter

   swelt′ėr, v.i. to be faint or oppressed with heat: to perspire copiously from heat.—v.t. to cause to faint, to overpower, as with heat.—p.adj. Swelt′ering.—adv. Swelt′eringly.—adj. Swelt′ry, sultry, oppressive with heat. [A.S. sweltan, to die; Ice. svelta, to hunger.]

Matched Categories

1. • Suffer
   • Sweat

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Anagrams for swelter »

1. welters

2. wrestle

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How to say swelter in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of swelter in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of swelter in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of swelter in a Sentence

1. John Donne:

   Our fear of death is like our fear that summer will be short, but when we have had our swing of pleasure, our fill of fruit, and our swelter of heat, we say we have had our day.

2. Gautama Buddha:

   The Buddhas do but tell the way; it is for you to swelter at the task.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=swelter
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Swelter
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=swelter
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swelter
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swelter
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=swelter
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=swelter