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sweating

noun

  1. perspiration
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈswɛtɪŋ/

adj

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

  1. Giving off sweat.

    “A sweating man stepped out of the sauna, wrapping himself in a towel.”

noun

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

  1. The production and evaporation of a watery fluid called sweat that is excreted by the sweat glands in the skin of mammals.

    “In its favour may be urged, I. That in healthy persons, in every case of increased action of the heart and arteries, a sweating takes place, and is, seemingly, the means of preventing the bad effects of such increased action.”

    “In this early stage there is generally a tendency to constipation of the bowels, and in the intervals between the sweatings the urine remains clear, though not abundant. In the second degree, the emaciation is more noticeable.”

  2. Mucilage, especially of cocoa.
  3. The gentle heating of vegetables in oil or butter.

verb

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

  1. present participle and gerund of sweat