sweltering

1. 1.

   excessively hot and humid or marked by sweating and faintness

   “a sweltering room”

   “sweltering athletes”

   Synonymssweltry

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Questions about sweltering

What does sweltering mean?

sweltering means "excessively hot and humid or marked by sweating and faintness".

How many syllables are in sweltering?

sweltering has 3 syllables: swel-te-ring. The stress falls on "swel". In IPA it is /ˈswɛltɚɪŋ/.

What is another word for sweltering?

Close synonyms include sweltry. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.