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Sweating

//ˈswɛtɪŋ// adj, noun, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Giving off sweat.

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

Noun
  1. 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

    "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."

  2. 2
    the process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a salty fluid wordnet
  3. 3
    Mucilage, especially of cocoa. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    The gentle heating of vegetables in oil or butter. countable, figuratively, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of sweat form-of, gerund, participle, present

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

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

Etymology 3

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

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