muggy

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

Translation

adj. hot and humid; damp and sticky.

Phrases & Collocations

muggy weather

Example Sentences

Crying, the rustle of storm and cloudburst entangled.Equinox has gone, then the weather is no longer muggy as before.

Abstract The climate of southern area is muggy and wet.It is apt to multiply chironomid larva, which is the polluted insect in the system of supplying water of the city.

The muggy weather made it hard to breathe.

I can't stand the muggy conditions in this room.

The muggy atmosphere was making everyone feel lethargic.

She wiped her brow in the muggy heat.

The muggy air was filled with the smell of rain.

The muggy climate was perfect for a thunderstorm.

The muggy summer nights were unbearable without air conditioning.

The muggy conditions caused the windows to fog up.

The muggy weather had everyone longing for a cool breeze.

The muggy heat was oppressive and suffocating.

Real-world Examples

With all this moisture, it feels very muggy outside.

Source: New English 900 Sentences (Basic Edition)

It was a muggy sort of day with a hint of thunder in the air.

Source: 2. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Number five is another adjective, and it's " muggy."

Source: Learning charging station

Forecasters say Julio though will bring more hot and muggy weather.

Source: NPR News August 2014 Compilation

It's kind of a muggy day today.

Source: Learn English with Uncle Bob.

He was wearing a heavy sweatshirt, even though the day was really muggy and hot.

Source: Goosebumps

On that hot, muggy afternoon, a supercell thunderstorm formed over southeastern Kansas.

Source: Aerial America

The long-term effects from Hurricane Ida will also be felt in corporate boardrooms far from the muggy coastline of the Gulf.

Source: NPR News September 2021 Compilation

It was warm now, warmer than it had been in Forks since the day I'd arrived, almost muggy under the clouds.

Source: Twilight: Eclipse

The air, still and muggy, held the scents of coffee and patisserie and the acrid tang of someone's cigarettes.

Source: Me Before You

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