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sweating

swea·ting

UK/ˈswɛtɪŋ/ US/ˈswɛtɪŋ/ fairly common
adjective (1) noun (1)

adjective

1.

being wet with perspiration

  • “the perspiring runners”
  • “his sweating face”
  • “sweaty clothes”
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noun

1.

the process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a salty fluid

  • “perspiration is a homeostatic process”
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Origin

From Middle English sweting, swetynge, equivalent to sweat + -ing (gerund ending).

Phrases

  • Picardy sweating sickness
  • sweating sickness

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