What is the meaning of sweltering?

verb

  • Be uncomfortably hot.
  • Suffer from intense heat.
    • usage: "we were sweltering at the beach"

adjective

  • Excessively hot and humid or marked by sweating and faintness.
    • usage: "a sweltering room"; "sweltering athletes"
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