What does "swelter" mean?
Swelter: To welter; to soak. [Obs.] Drayton.
Additional senses
- 2.To oppress with heat. Bentley.
- 3.To exude, like sweat. [R.] Shak.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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