'Swelter' definitions:

Definition of 'swelter'

From: WordNet
verb
Be uncomfortably hot
verb
Suffer from intense heat; "we were sweltering at the beach"

Definition of 'Swelter'

From: GCIDE
  • 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.] --Drayton. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Swelter'

From: GCIDE
  • Swelter \Swel"ter\, v. t.
  • 1. To oppress with heat. --Bentley. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To exude, like sweat. [R.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'swelter'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Words containing 'Swelter'