Syntaxiom

swelteringly

/ˈswɛɫtɝɪŋli/ adv

In a sweltering way.

Word Origin 'Swelter' comes from Proto-Germanic 'sweltaną' (to die, faint) — originally meaning to be overcome by heat, to faint from heat. 'Swelteringly' means in a way that makes you swelter, oppressively hot. The root is related to 'swelt' (to faint) and the PIE '*swel-' (to burn slowly). So it's heat that feels like it's killing you.

adv In a sweltering way.

The workers toiled swelteringly in the midday sun.

(副词) 酷热难耐地

工人们在正午的烈日下汗流浃背地劳作。

(adverbio) De manera sofocante o bochornosa.

Los trabajadores laboraban de forma sofocante bajo el sol del mediodía.

(adverbe) étouffamment; suffocamment [De manière étouffante, oppressante par la chaleur.]

Les ouvriers peinaient sous une chaleur étouffante en plein midi.

(Adverb) drückend heiß; glühend heiß [auf eine Weise, die extreme Hitze und Schwüle ausstrahlt; unerträglich heiß.]

Die Arbeiter schufteten **swelteringly** in der Mittagshitze.

(副詞) 酷暑に耐えるように、蒸し暑く。

労働者たちは真昼の太陽の下、蒸し暑い中を必死に働いた。

(advérbio) sufocantemente; abafadiçamente; de modo sufocante [De modo sufocante ou extremamente quente.]

Os trabalhadores labutavam sob um calor sufocante no sol do meio-dia.

Synonyms: hotly stiflingly oppressively torridly scorchingly boilingly broilingly sultrily Antonyms: coldly coolly chillingly refreshingly
Word parts: swelter + ing + ly

Get offline access, pronunciation, spaced repetition, and learning games:

Download Syntaxiom →
📱 Offline access 🔊 Pronunciation 🧠 Spaced repetition 📖 Native language bridges