perspiring
perspiring adjective: producing perspiration; sweating. Also the present participle and gerund of perspire.
Adjective
perspiring (comparative more perspiring, superlative most perspiring)
- Producing perspiration; sweating.
- Mr. Banks’ panama hat was in one hand, while the other drew a handkerchief across his perspiring brow.1913, Robert Barr, chapter 5, in Lord Stranleigh Abroad
Noun
perspiring (countable and uncountable, plural perspirings)
- The act of producing perspiration.
- Yet for all that they did not live an idle life: they found the means of making their retirement more useful to mankind than the perspirings and runnings to and fro of other men: wherefore these persons are thought to have done great things, in spite of their having done nothing of a public...2015, Seneca (in translation), Dialogues (page 173)
- Synonyms:
- sweating
Also used as
perspiring is also the present participle and gerund of perspire.
Synonyms of perspiring
Forms of perspiring
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more perspiring |
| superlative | most perspiring |
| Noun | |
| plural | perspirings |
Words formed from perspiring
Words that rhyme with perspiring
Questions about perspiring
- What does perspiring mean?
- Perspiring means producing perspiration; sweating.
- What part of speech is perspiring?
- Perspiring can be an adjective or a noun.
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