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sweating.

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

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Meaning & usage

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

    countable · uncountable
  2. Mucilage, especially of cocoa.

    countable · uncountable
  3. The gentle heating of vegetables in oil or butter.

    countable · figuratively · uncountable
Where this word comes from

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

adj/ˈswɛtɪŋ/
  1. Giving off sweat.

    A sweating man stepped out of the sauna, wrapping himself in a towel.
Where this word comes from

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

verb/ˈswɛtɪŋ/
  1. present participle and gerund of sweat

    form-of · gerund · participle · present
Where this word comes from

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

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