Sweltering vs Pungent - What's the difference?
sweltering | pungent | Related terms |
(of weather) hot and humid; oppressively sticky
Having a strong odor that stings the nose, said especially of acidic or spicy substances.
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Having a strong taste that stings the tongue, said especially of hot (spicy) food, which has a strong and sharp or bitter taste.
Stinging; acerbic.
Having a sharp and stiff point.
As adjectives the difference between sweltering and pungent
is that sweltering is hot and humid; oppressively sticky while pungent is having a strong odor that stings the nose, said especially of acidic or spicy substances.As a verb sweltering
is present participle of lang=en.sweltering
English
Adjective
(head)- 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.
Verb
(head)pungent
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- The lasagne included plenty of pungent garlic.
- I can almost smell the fir scent… resinous, pungent .
- The critic gave a pungent review.