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Meaning of "sweltering" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SWELTERING

sweltering  [ˈswɛltərɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SWELTERING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sweltering is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SWELTERING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of sweltering in the English dictionary

The definition of sweltering in the dictionary is oppressively hot and humid.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SWELTERING


catering
ˈkeɪtərɪŋ
factoring
ˈfæktərɪŋ
faltering
ˈfɔːltərɪŋ
flattering
ˈflætərɪŋ
fostering
ˈfɒstərɪŋ
glittering
ˈɡlɪtərɪŋ
Kettering
ˈkɛtərɪŋ
lettering
ˈlɛtərɪŋ
mentoring
ˈmɛntərɪŋ
mind-altering
ˈmaɪndɔːltərɪŋ
monitoring
ˈmɒnɪtərɪŋ
mood-altering
ˈmuːdɔːltərɪŋ
motoring
ˈməʊtərɪŋ
plastering
ˈplɑːstərɪŋ
scattering
ˈskætərɪŋ
shattering
ˈʃætərɪŋ
tutoring
ˈtjuːtərɪŋ
unaltering
ʌnˈɔːltərɪŋ
unfaltering
ʌnˈfɔːltərɪŋ
watering
ˈwɔːtərɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SWELTERING

swelchie
swell
swell box
swell organ
swell-headed
swelldom
swelled head
swelled-headed
swellfish
swellhead
swellheadedness
swelling
swellish
swelt
swelter
swelteringly
sweltry
swept
swept volume
sweptback

WORDS THAT END LIKE SWELTERING

bring
civil engineering
considering
covering
electrical engineering
empowering
engineering
fingering
flowering
gathering
hovering
lowering
mechanical engineering
offering
ordering
recovering
rendering
steering
suffering
wandering
wondering

Synonyms and antonyms of sweltering in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SWELTERING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «sweltering» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of sweltering

Translation of «sweltering» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SWELTERING

Find out the translation of sweltering to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sweltering from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sweltering» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

闷热的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sofocante
570 millions of speakers

English

sweltering
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

sweltering
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

شَدِيدُ الـحَرّ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

жаркий
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

abafado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

sweltering
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

étouffant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kerongkong
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

glühend heiß
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

うだるように暑い
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

무더운
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sweltering
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

oi ả
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வியர்த்துவடியும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फुगणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bunaltıcı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

torrido
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

duszny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

задушливий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

arzător
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ασφυκτικός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

snikhete
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tryckande värme
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

trykkende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sweltering

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SWELTERING»

The term «sweltering» is quite widely used and occupies the 43.884 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SWELTERING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sweltering

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SWELTERING»

Discover the use of sweltering in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sweltering and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Left Margins: Cultural Studies and Composition Pedagogy
In his famous litany, King stated: I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a state sweltering with the heat of injustice, sweltering with the heat of oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice.3 Eleven of ...
Karen Fitts, Alan W. France, 1995
2
Raising Angels
The heat was sweltering, his brow wet with sweat and confusion, a hammering pain clobbering at his mind, what should he do? He scrambled about in his head, pushing here, pulling there, searching for a thread that would pull him out of this ...
Kris Ralston, 2010
3
Nonfiction Reading, Grade 5
Honeybees live in hives. On hot, sweltering days, how do honeybees regulate the hive temperature? How do they keep the hive cool? The bees make their own air conditioning. They reduce the temperature within the hive by circulating the air  ...
Ruth Foster, Erica N. Russikoff, 2011
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2000 Deciduous Trees: Memories of a Zine
On a sweltering summer evening when the campus at Purdue was swarming with conference attendees, Kathy Bates stopped me for directions to the armory. She was a pug-nosed woman with a peeling red face accompanied by a rotund ...
Nath Jones, 2011
5
WEAPONS FOR VICTORY: Memoirs of a Perfect Storm
Chapter. 6. Sweltering. Darts. for. the. Children. “In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evilone. ” Ephesians 6:16 My children have always been theforce behind everything ...
Dr. Sharon Smith-Koen, 2013
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The Routledge Companion to Semiotics and Linguistics
For instance, anyone who is proficient in English knows that example ( 1 ) is an acceptahle English sentence: ( 1 ) One day even the state of Mississippi, a state sweltering with the heat of injustice, sweltering with the heat of oppression, will he ...
Paul Cobley, 2005
7
CliffsTestPrep RICA
Jerry Bobrow, Ph.D., Beth Andersen, Karen Sekeres, Rhonda Byer, Chris Collins, Dana Gottlieb. 59. An eighth-grade teacher designs the following instructional activity. Students are given the word sweltering. Students brainstorm the definition ...
Jerry Bobrow, Ph.D., Beth Andersen, Karen Sekeres, 2007
8
The Complete Short Stories Of Thomas Wolfe
Again, the speed, haste, violence, savage humor, and the instant decisiveness of war: — A sweltering room on one of the great munitions piers at Newport News where now the boy is working as a material checker. Inside the great shed of the  ...
Thomas Wolfe, Francis E. Skipp, 1989
9
Custer
Morris, "Sweltering," MH 9 (6): 42; Kidd, Personal Recollections, p. 342; Macomber, Diary, CMU. 58. James H. Kidd to Father and Mother, June 21, 1864, Kidd Papers, UM; Macomber, Diary, CMU; Personal Narratives, MOLLUS, R.I., 6: 196; ...
Jeffry D. Wert, 1997
10
Objective Advanced Student's Book with Answers with CD-ROM
... and desolate valley of segregation to the sunlit path of racial justice. g Even the state of Mississippi, a state sweltering with the heat of injustice, sweltering with the heat of oppression, h will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice.
Felicity O'Dell, Annie Broadhead, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SWELTERING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sweltering is used in the context of the following news items.
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Residents say sweltering heat persists at Atlanta apartments
ATLANTA | Residents of an Atlanta apartment building say the sweltering heat inside is continuing, despite assurances from the building's managers that the air ... «Online Athens, Jul 15»
2
2 charged after niece rescued from sweltering car was captured on …
MERRIAM, Kan. (AP) — Two people have been charged on suspicion of leaving their 2-year-old niece inside a sweltering car at a shopping center parking lot in ... «WIBW, Jul 15»
3
Avoid heat problems in South Mississippi's sweltering sun
This time of year, afternoon rains can deliver some welcome relief from the sweltering heat. And that's what happened on Monday. Still, the heat index has been ... «WLOX, Jul 15»
4
Storms sweep across Minnesota after sweltering heat
MINNEAPOLIS — Strong storms have moved across much of Minnesota following a day of sweltering heat. The Star Tribune (http://strib.mn/1Mp6yyP ) reports ... «Post-Bulletin, Jul 15»
5
Sweltering Thursday heat coming
The stretch of hot weather continues! These steamy temperatures won't break any records, but they will be a few degrees above normal for this time of year. «WHNS Greenville, Jul 15»
6
PHOTOS: Six ways Parisians are handling sweltering heat
This time around, residents are slightly more prepared for the sweltering temperatures. Here are six ways Parisians are coping with the heat. 1. Staying hydrated ... «The Weather Network, Jul 15»
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Dog rescued from sweltering car in Whitefriars Street, Canterbury …
A sweltering dog was rescued from a car by police today after its owner left it locked inside. A member of the public spotted the distressed animal shut in a Ford ... «Kent Online, Jul 15»
8
Sweltering Karachi: Fact-finding committee set up as death toll rises
Trying to explain why it has been sweltering hot in Karachi for the past 10 or so days, the DG said humidity had made the city especially hot. “There is no proper ... «The Express Tribune, Jun 15»
9
Las Vegas sweltering in 100+ temps
Las Vegas sweltering in 100+ temps. Homeless hit hard by high temps. UPDATED 12:21 AM HST Jun 28, 2015. Next Video: This 2-year-old Picasso just sold ... «KITV Honolulu, Jun 15»
10
Sweltering start to summer around Tampa area
The first full day of summer will certainly live up to its name, with sweltering temperatures and a typical chance of afternoon thunderstorms. The strong rounds of ... «TBO.com, Jun 15»

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