Associations to the word «Sweltering»

Wiktionary

SWELTERING, adjective. (of weather) hot and humid; oppressively sticky
SWELTERING, verb. Present participle of swelter

Dictionary definition

SWELTERING, adjective. Excessively hot and humid or marked by sweating and faintness; "a sweltering room"; "sweltering athletes".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats