How to Pronounce "sweatbox"
word
ˈswɛtˌbɑks
SWET-bahks
swˈɛtbɒks
swET-boks
Definition
A sweatbox can mean a small, hot, and uncomfortable room, often used as a punishment in prisons, or informally, any place that is extremely hot and makes people sweat.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈswɛtˌbɑks
British English
swˈɛtbɒks
Simplified Pronunciation
US
SWET-bahks
UK
swET-boks
Listen in Context
The prisoners were put in the sweatbox as punishment.
The little room felt like a sweatbox in the summer heat.
He left the gym because it was a sweatbox today.
At work, the storage closet turns into a sweatbox every afternoon.