\Swel"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sweltered}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Sweltering}.] [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.

\Swel"ter\, v. t.
1. To oppress with heat. --Bentley.
2. To exude, like sweat. [R.] --Shak.