- swelter swel·ter vi
- ['swɛltə(r)]
soffocare, morire di caldo
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Swelter — Swel ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sweltered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sweltering}.] [From {Swelt}, v. i.] 1. To be overcome and faint with heat; to be ready to perish with heat. Sweltered cattle. Coleridge. [1913 Webster] 2. To welter; to soak. [Obs.]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Swelter — Swel ter, v. t. 1. To oppress with heat. Bentley. [1913 Webster] 2. To exude, like sweat. [R.] Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
swelter — swel|ter [ˈsweltə US ər] v [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: swelt [i] to die, become unconscious because of heat (11 20 centuries), from Old English sweltan to die ] to feel extremely hot and uncomfortable ▪ Crowds of shoppers sweltered in the summer… … Dictionary of contemporary English
swelter — swel|ter [ sweltər ] verb intransitive to be affected in an uncomfortable way by extreme heat … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
swelter — swel·ter … English syllables
swelter — swel•ter [[t]ˈswɛl tər[/t]] v. i. 1) to suffer from oppressive heat 2) to oppress with heat 3) archaic to exude, as venom 4) a sweltering condition • Etymology: 1375–1425; late ME swelt(e) ren (v.) =swelt(en) to be overcome with heat (OE sweltan… … From formal English to slang
Sweltered — Swelter Swel ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sweltered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sweltering}.] [From {Swelt}, v. i.] 1. To be overcome and faint with heat; to be ready to perish with heat. Sweltered cattle. Coleridge. [1913 Webster] 2. To welter; to soak.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sweltering — Swelter Swel ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sweltered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sweltering}.] [From {Swelt}, v. i.] 1. To be overcome and faint with heat; to be ready to perish with heat. Sweltered cattle. Coleridge. [1913 Webster] 2. To welter; to soak.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
