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Vinony

swelter

verb

  1. to become exceedingly hot
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈswɛl.tə/ / /ˈswɛl.tɚ/

noun

Etymology: From Middle English swelteren, frequentative form of Middle English swelten (“to die; faint”), from Old English sweltan (“to die”), from Proto-West Germanic *sweltan, from Proto-Germanic *sweltaną (“to die”), from Proto-Indo-European *swel- (“to smolder; burn”), equivalent to swelt + -er (frequentative suffix).

  1. Intense heat.

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

verb

Etymology: From Middle English swelteren, frequentative form of Middle English swelten (“to die; faint”), from Old English sweltan (“to die”), from Proto-West Germanic *sweltan, from Proto-Germanic *sweltaną (“to die”), from Proto-Indo-European *swel- (“to smolder; burn”), equivalent to swelt + -er (frequentative suffix).

  1. To suffer terribly from intense heat.
  2. To perspire greatly from heat.
  3. To cause to faint, to overpower, as with heat.

    “It was so rare a piece of fun To see the swelter'd cattle run”