how to pronounce swelter

/ˈswɛl.təɹ/

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swelter is pronounced in two syllables

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meanings of swelter

verb:

To cause to faint, to overpower, as with heat.
To suffer terribly from intense heat.
To perspire greatly from heat.

noun:

Intense heat.

swelter frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word swelter occurs in english on average 0 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.