noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A drop of sweat.

   "What felt like a fly crawling down my cheek was a solitary sweatdrop."

Verb

1. 1
   To show a stylized bead of sweat at the forehead, indicating embarrassment, exasperation, etc. intransitive

Example

More examples

"What felt like a fly crawling down my cheek was a solitary sweatdrop."

Etymology

From sweat + drop.

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