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Meaning of swither | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

/ˈswɪðə/

Definitions

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

See also

Swithin Swithinbank Swithland Swithun Switz Switz.