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Definition of "sweating" []

  • The production and evaporation of a watery fluid called sweat that is excreted by the sweat glands in the skin of mammals. (noun)
  • Present participle of sweat. (verb)
  • Of or relating to one who is sweating (adjective)

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Use "sweating" in a sentence
  • "But now a different kind of sweating is taking place behind heavy dark wooden doors and under the bright lights of a downtown Los Angeles grand jury room."
  • "We shared the waiting room with one other — a solitary figure who was sitting on the sofa, trying to collect herself and sweating from the heat."
  • "The most common cause of such excessive sweating is overactivity of the nerves in the autonomic nervous system which control a host of glandular secretions – technically, the cholinergic nerves."