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sweating - What does it mean?

Definition of 'sweating'

English

(wikipedia)

Noun

  • the production and evaporation of a watery fluid called sweat that is excreted by the sweat glands in the skin of mammals.
  • * Oliver Sacks, Awakenings
  • Her jet-black hair would be heavily braided, and her face chalky-white from its coating of powder (she suffered from constant sweatings and seborrhoea).

    Synonyms

    * perspiration

    Verb

    (head)
  • Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • of or relating to one who is