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Noun: sweating  swe-ting
  1. The process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a salty fluid
    "sweating is a homeostatic process";
    - perspiration, diaphoresis, sudation, hidrosis
Adjective: sweating  swe-ting
  1. Being wet with perspiration
    "his sweating face";
    - perspiring, sweaty
Verb: sweat  swet
  1. Excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin
    "Exercise makes one sweat";
    - sudate, perspire
  2. Strive and make an effort to reach a goal
    "She sweated for years to make a decent living";
  3. Be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
    "I sweat about my job";
    - worry
  4. (plumbing) solder together

Derived forms: sweatings

See also: sweat off

Type of: activity, bodily function, bodily process, body process, egest, eliminate, excrete, fight, pass, struggle

Encyclopedia: Sweating