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swelter verb

/ˈswel.tər/US pronunciation symbol/-ɚ/ v [I]
(of a person) to feel very hot
The soldiers were sweltering in their uniforms.

(Definition of swelter verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
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