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sweltering

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Meaning

  1. Meaning 1 · verb

    To suffer terribly from intense heat.

  2. Meaning 2 · verb

    To perspire greatly from heat.

  3. Meaning 3 · verb

    To cause to faint, to overpower, as with heat.

  4. Meaning 4 · noun

    The situation of being or feeling hot and humid.

  5. Meaning 5 · adjective

    (of weather) hot and humid; oppressively sticky

    “The day was sweltering, so Lauren put on the shortest pair of shorts she could find and went to get ice-cream with her friend Rob.”

How this word is used

  • Everyday “The day was sweltering, so Lauren put on the shortest pair of shorts she could find and went to get ice-cream with her friend Rob.”
  • Academic “In academic writing, “sweltering” can carry a precise technical sense.”
  • Business “In business contexts, “sweltering” should be used only when the meaning is unambiguous.”

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/məˈtɪkjʊləs/

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Showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise.

“She kept meticulous notes during the lecture.”

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