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
Since last winter, which brought relatively little snowfall, the Alps have sweltered through two big early summer heatwaves.
From Reuters ● Sep. 11, 2022
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
