- present participle of swelter.
sweltering
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One sweltering afternoon, almost 3,000 vendors selling everything from cell phones to sportswear stood ready to receive customers.
From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2026
It can be hot in October, but it’s generally not this sweltering for this long, according to climate experts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
In the sweltering heat, fellow fish vendor Faraba Fatty stated bluntly that "without electricity, we have a very bad life".
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
Locals have complained that the heat generated by the centres made already sweltering summer temperatures even worse.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
This sweltering summer of the Negro’s legitimate discontent will not pass until there is an invigorating autumn of freedom and equality.
From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry
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