swelter

Meanings

• Verb

  To experience extreme heat and discomfort.

  - "In the summer, the farmers swelter in the fields from the heat."
  - "The sun was so hot that the hikers sweltered even in the shade."

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Pronunciation

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2. /ˈswɛl.tɚ/
   
   
   
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Rhymes

Words rhyming with swelter
smother , slather , shutter

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Variants

List of all variants of swelter that leads to same result
swelter , sweltered , sweltering , swelters

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Etymology

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Originally meant 'to be filled with something' or 'to be full'. Over time, it came to mean 'to be filled with heat'.

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Trivia

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1. Swelter is an old English word that has been in use since the 15th century.

2. Swelter is sometimes used interchangeably with the word 'sweat' but has a stronger connotation of intense heat and discomfort.

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Related Concepts

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1. Heat: Swelter is a feeling of extreme heat and discomfort. It is closely related to the concept of heat.

2. Summer: Swelter is often associated with the summer season when the weather is hot and humid.

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Culture

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Swelter is often used in literature and poetry to describe the intense heat and discomfort experienced during hot weather. For example, in Mark Twain's 'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer', Tom and Huck swelter in the attic during the hot summer days.

How to Memorize "swelter"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize yourself in a hot and humid environment, feeling the beads of sweat forming on your forehead.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'swelter' with the feeling of extreme heat and discomfort.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Sweltering Sun' to remember the meaning of the word.

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