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sweltering
UK
/ˈswɛltərɪŋ/
US
/ˈswɛltərɪŋ/
UK
/ˈswɛltərɪŋ/
US
/ˈswɛltərɪŋ/
Used almost exclusively as a present-participle adjective.
Translations
The sweltering heat made it difficult to concentrate.
Знойная жара затрудняла концентрацию.
The sweltering afternoon left everyone feeling exhausted.
Душный полдень оставил всех уставшими.
Additional translations
Definitions
The sweltering heat made it difficult to concentrate on anything other than finding shade.
The sweltering spectators searched desperately for bottles of water.
UK
/ˈswɛltərɪŋ/
US
/ˈswɛltɚɪŋ/
Used as an uncountable noun (gerund) meaning the condition of oppressive heat.
Definitions
We escaped the sweltering of the city by heading to the mountains.
sweltering
Gerund
sweltered
Past Simple
sweltered
Past Participle
sweltering
Gerund
UK
/ˈswɛltə/
US
/ˈswɛltər/
Translations
The workers swelter in the heat of the midday sun.
Рабочие изнемогают от жары полуденного солнца.
Definitions
The workers sweltered in the midday sun as they continued their tasks.
The blazing afternoon sun sweltered the hikers before they reached the shelter.
Definitions
The swelter of the summer afternoon made it difficult to concentrate on work.