sweating
/ˈswɛtɪŋ/
sweating noun: the production and evaporation of a watery fluid called sweat that is excreted by the sweat glands in the skin of mammals. Also the present participle and gerund of sweat.
Noun
sweating (countable and uncountable, plural sweatings)
- The production and evaporation of a watery fluid called sweat that is excreted by the sweat glands in the skin of mammals.
- In its favour may be urged, I. That in healthy persons, in every case of increased action of the heart and arteries, a sweating takes place, and is, seemingly, the means of preventing the bad effects of such increased action.1797, Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig, Encyclopædia Britannica
- In this early stage there is generally a tendency to constipation of the bowels, and in the intervals between the sweatings the urine remains clear, though not abundant. In the second degree, the emaciation is more noticeable.1870, Timothy Holmes, A System of Surgery: Theoretical and Practical, volume 1, page 288
- Synonyms:
- perspiration, diaphoresis, hidrosis, sudation, sudoresis
- Mucilage, especially of cocoa.
- The gentle heating of vegetables in oil or butter.
Adjective
sweating (comparative more sweating, superlative most sweating)
- Giving off sweat.
- A sweating man stepped out of the sauna, wrapping himself in a towel.
- Synonyms:
- asweat, sudorific, sudoriferous, sweaty
Also used as
sweating is also the present participle and gerund of sweat.
sweating meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
sweating in Hindi
- पसीना आना
sweating in Tamil
- வியர்வை
sweating in Marathi
- घाम येणे, घाम येणं, घाम फुटणे
sweating in Urdu
- پسینہ آنا
More languagesFewer languages
- sweating in Bengali
- ঘাম ঝরছে, ঘাম ঝরতে
- sweating in Telugu
- చెమట పట్టడం, చెమటలు పట్టడం, చెమట పట్టటం
- sweating in Malayalam
- വിയർപ്പ്
- sweating in Kannada
- ಬೆವರುವುದು, ಬೆವರುವಿಕೆ, ಬೆವರು ಸುರಿಸುವುದು
- sweating in Punjabi
- ਪਸੀਨਾ ਆਉਣਾ
- sweating in Gujarati
- રેબઝેબ rebjheb
- sweating in Odia
- ଝାଳ ଝରୁଛି, ଝାଳ ବୋହିବା, ଝାଳ ଝରିବା
- sweating in Sanskrit
- स्वेद svéda
- sweating in Nepali
- पसिना बग्दै, पसिना बग्दैछ, पसिना निस्कन
- sweating in Arabic
- عَرَق ʕaraq
Synonyms of sweating
Forms of sweating
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | sweatings |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more sweating |
| superlative | most sweating |
Origin of sweating
From Middle English sweting, swetynge, equivalent to sweat + -ing (gerund ending).
Words formed from sweating
- nonsweating
- sweating industry
- sweating iron
- Picardy sweating sickness
- sweating sickness
Phrases with sweating
- sweating off
- sweating out
- sweating blood
- sweating irons
- sweating bricks
- sweating it out
- sweating buckets
- sweating bullets
- sweating like a horse
- sweating like a nigger
- sweating one's guts out
- sweating the small stuff
3 more phrasesFewer phrases
Questions about sweating
- What does sweating mean?
- Sweating means the production and evaporation of a watery fluid called sweat that is excreted by the sweat glands in the skin of mammals.
- What is sweating in Hindi?
- Sweating in Hindi is पसीना आना. See Sweating meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is sweating?
- Sweating can be a noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce sweating?
- Sweating is pronounced /ˈswɛtɪŋ/.
- What is the plural of sweating?
- The plural of sweating is sweatings.
Words near sweating in the dictionary
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