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perspirating

perspirating is the present participle and gerund of perspirate.

Meaning of perspirate

Verb

perspirate (third-person singular simple present perspirates, present participle perspirating, simple past and past participle perspirated)

  1. (dated) To perspire; to sweat.
    • The sun bursts out in furious blaze, / I perspirate from head to heel ; / I'd like to hire a one-horse chaise — / How can I, without cash at Lille ?1883, William Makepeace Thackeray, The complete poems of W.M. Thackeray

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Questions about perspirating

What is perspirating the present participle and gerund of?
Perspirating is the present participle and gerund of perspirate.

Words near perspirating in the dictionary

  1. perspirant
  2. perspirants
  3. perspirate
  4. perspirated
  5. perspirates
  6. perspirating
  7. perspiration
  8. perspirations
  9. perspirative
  10. perspiratory
  11. perspire

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