SWELTER


Meaning of SWELTER in English

■ verb be uncomfortably hot.

■ noun an uncomfortably hot atmosphere.

Derivatives

~ing adjective

~ingly adverb

Origin

ME: from the base of dialect swelt 'perish', of Gmc origin.

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.