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- verb Present participle of
swelt .
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Here, under the swelting heats of a tropical sun, his troops were decimated by the diseases peculiar to that pestilential climate.
Reminiscences and Memoirs of North Carolina and Eminent North Carolinians John Hill 1884
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Shame on THIS country and those who say this recession is over as my very last dime is being taken for MORE fees without even enough to take my child to the INCREASED FEE PUBLIC PARK ... as panic of winter, school expenses and MORES FEES are right around the corner from our fortunate to STILL have swelting 106 degree plus non air-conditioned home today (although I couldn't afford the electric bill to run one anyway now)! tess
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