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Word of the Day – Swelter

By March 27, 2021Word of the Day

Swelter (noun/verb)

swel-ter

An uncomfortably hot atmosphere.

Be uncomfortably hot.

Middle English from the base of dialect swelt ‘perish’, of Germanic origin.

Example sentences

“The swelter of the midday sun..”

“I was sweltering in the heat.”

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