(of weather) hot and humid; oppressively sticky

present participle of swelter

The situation of being or feeling hot and humid.

plural of sweltering

(intransitive) To suffer terribly from intense heat. / (intransitive) To perspire greatly from heat. / (transitive) To cause to faint, to overpower, as with heat.

Intense heat.

simple past tense and past participle of swelter

plural of swelter

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of swelter

In a sweltering way.