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sweltering

UK
/ˈswɛltərɪŋ/
US
/ˈswɛltərɪŋ/

Traduzioni

swelteringgerund / present participle
UK
/ˈswɛltərɪŋ/
US
/ˈswɛltərɪŋ/
Used almost exclusively as a present-participle adjective.
The sweltering heat made it difficult to concentrate.
Знойная жара затрудняла концентрацию.
The sweltering afternoon left everyone feeling exhausted.
Душный полдень оставил всех уставшими.
Traduzioni aggiuntive
жаркий
пекучий
Sinonimi
oppressive
stifling
sizzling
scorching
torrid
blistering
boiling
sultry
Contrari
freezing
cool
chilly
cold
swelteringnoun
UK
/ˈswɛltərɪŋ/
US
/ˈswɛltɚɪŋ/
Used as an uncountable noun (gerund) meaning the condition of oppressive heat.
swelterverb

sweltering

Gerund

sweltered
Past Simple
sweltered
Past Participle
sweltering
Gerund
UK
/ˈswɛltə/
US
/ˈswɛltər/
The workers swelter in the heat of the midday sun.
Рабочие изнемогают от жары полуденного солнца.
Sinonimi
sweat
boil
simmer
steep
broil

Definizioni

swelteringgerund / present participle
Uncomfortably hot or humid.
The sweltering heat made it difficult to concentrate on anything other than finding shade.
Feeling or suffering from oppressive heat.
The sweltering spectators searched desperately for bottles of water.
swelteringnoun
The condition or experience of being uncomfortably hot or humid.
We escaped the sweltering of the city by heading to the mountains.
swelterverb
To suffer, be oppressed, or be overcome by heat.
The workers sweltered in the midday sun as they continued their tasks.
To cause (someone or something) to suffer or be overcome by oppressive heat.
The blazing afternoon sun sweltered the hikers before they reached the shelter.
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