"sweltering" meaning in English

See sweltering in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From swelter + -ing. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|swelter|ing}} swelter + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|adjective}} sweltering
  1. (of weather) hot and humid; oppressively sticky Translations (hot and humid): зноен (znoen) (Bulgarian), xafogós (Catalan), 悶熱 (Chinese Mandarin), 闷热的 (mēnrè) (Chinese Mandarin), bloedheet (Dutch), sufoka (Esperanto), étouffant (French), drückend heiß (German), glühend heiß (German), verschmachtend (German), знойный (znojnyj) (Russian), sofocante (Spanish), aşırı sıcak (Turkish), bunaltıcı (Turkish), çok sıcak (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-sweltering-en-adj-VR1hpsiw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 78 14 7 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 57 24 19 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 75 14 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 77 12 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 82 10 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 71 17 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 73 16 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 68 18 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 77 13 10 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 69 18 13 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 75 14 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 70 16 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 77 13 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 79 12 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 73 17 11

Noun

Forms: swelterings [plural]
Etymology: From swelter + -ing. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|swelter|ing}} swelter + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun}} sweltering (plural swelterings)
  1. The situation of being or feeling hot and humid.
    Sense id: en-sweltering-en-noun-bm0dIsXq

Verb

Etymology: From swelter + -ing. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|swelter|ing}} swelter + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} sweltering
  1. present participle and gerund of swelter Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: swelter Categories (topical): Temperature
    Sense id: en-sweltering-en-verb-gadmI0uj Disambiguation of Temperature: 0 13 87

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