swelter

Definition of swelter

Verbs

be uncomfortably hot
Type of:
suffer
feel unwell or uncomfortable
suffer from intense heat
"we were sweltering at the beach"
Type of:
perspire, sudate, sweat
excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin

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