sultry

[US]/ˈsʌltri/
[UK]/ˈsʌltri/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

The corresponding English definition is: adj. oppressively hot and close or moist; sweltering.
Word Forms
Superlativesultriest

Phrases & Collocations

sultry weather

hedebølge

sultry evening

hed aften

sultry climate

tropisk klima

sultry atmosphere

trykkende atmosfære

sultry summer

hed sommer

Example Sentences

a sultry look; a sultry dance.

et forførende udtryk; en forførende dans.

the sultry haze of late August.

den trykkende tåge i slutningen af august.

the sultry sands of the desert.

ørkenens varme sand.

she had a sultry, sulky mouth.

hun havde en lokkende, sur mund.

My mind travelled back to a hot sultry day in the little town.

Mine tanker rejste tilbage til en varm og trykkende dag i den lille by.

The piece starts out innocuously enough, with an almost sultry little snake dance.

Stykket begynder uskyldigt nok, med en næsten forførende lille slangedans.

The sultry weather in the tropics encourages tourists to lead an indolent life.

Det sultry vejr i tropernes område opfordrer turister til at leve et dovenskabsfuldt liv.

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