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sweltering

adjective/ˈsweltərɪŋ/

uncomfortably hot

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sweltering in a sentence

We rested in the shade during the sweltering afternoon.

The gym became sweltering when the fans stopped working on a hot day.

Where it comes from

From swelter, related to Old English sweltan 'to grow faint'

Memory hook

Sweltering weather makes you sweat.

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