v.
Pronunciation: ' swel-t ə r
Function: verb
Inflected Form: swel · tered ; swel · ter · ing \ -t( ə -)ri ŋ \
Etymology: Middle English sweltren, frequentative of swelten to die, be overcome by heat, from Old English sweltan to die; akin to Gothic swiltan to die
Date: 14th century
intransitive verb
1 : to suffer, sweat, or be faint from heat
2 : to become exceedingly hot <in summer, the place swelter s >
transitive verb
1 : to oppress with heat
2 archaic : EXUDE < swelter ed venom ― Shakespeare>