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Sweltering vs Smoldering - What's the difference?

sweltering | smoldering |

As verbs the difference between sweltering and smoldering

is that sweltering is present participle of lang=en while smoldering is present participle of lang=en.

As an adjective sweltering

is hot and humid; oppressively sticky.

As a noun smoldering is

alternative form of lang=en.

sweltering

English

Adjective

(head)
  • (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.

    Verb

    (head)

    • smoldering

    English

    Alternative forms

    * smouldering UK

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)