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Meaning of swither | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈswɪðə

Definitions

  1. A great heat; a scorching, singeing
    countable, dialectal, uncountable
  2. A state of indecision or confusion; a panicked state; a flap, fluster, or dither.
    Northern-England, Scotland
  3. Sweating.
    countable, dialectal, uncountable

Examples

“Bradly came bristling to the lagoon the following afternoon, in a swither of alarm and expectation.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

Swithin Swithinbank Swithland Swithun Switz Switz.

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