Category:Swelter

Swel"ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sweltered; p. pr. & vb. n. Sweltering.] Etym: [from swelt, v. i.]

1. To be overcome and faint with heat; to be ready to perish with Heat. "sweltered cattle." Coleridge.

2. To welter; to soak. [obs.] Drayton.

Swelter Swel"ter, v. t.

1. To oppress with heat. Bentley.

2. To exude, like sweat. [r.] Shak.