swelter
verb (used without object)
to suffer from oppressive heat.
have sweltered
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present perfectof swelter.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Across Europe, the summer months have sweltered through intense, record-breaking heatwaves with minimal rain.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Millions have sweltered through this week's intense heatwave.
From Barron's ● Jan. 9, 2026
All across Europe, tourists and natives alike have sweltered in inferno-like conditions.
From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2023
Large areas of the Mediterranean have sweltered under an intense summer heatwave in recent days, and firefighters have been battling to put out blazes across the region, from Portugal to Sicily to Algeria.
From Reuters ● Jul. 27, 2023
The palace garden would have been infinitely preferable, and he knew that had he accepted sugarless tea without a murmur, his chaplain would have sweltered in his place.
From His Lordship's Leopard A Truthful Narration of Some Impossible Facts by David Dwight Wells
