Associations to the word «Sweating»

Wiktionary

SWEATING, noun. The production and evaporation of a watery fluid called sweat that is excreted by the sweat glands in the skin of mammals.
SWEATING, verb. Present participle of sweat
SWEATING, adjective. Of or relating to one who is sweating
SWEATING BULLETS, verb. Present participle of sweat bullets
SWEATING IRON, noun. A knife or piece of iron used to scrape off sweat, especially from horses; a horse scraper.
SWEATING SICKNESS, noun. An unidentified, highly virulent disease with aches and sweating, the cause of a series of epidemics in England and Europe between 1485 and 1551.

Dictionary definition

SWEATING, noun. The process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a salty fluid; "perspiration is a homeostatic process".

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