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sweating out

sweating out is the present participle and gerund of sweat out.

Meaning of sweat out

Verb

sweat out (third-person singular simple present sweats out, present participle sweating out, simple past and past participle sweated out)

  1. (intransitive) To sweat; to secrete sweat because of heat, nerves etc.
  2. (transitive) To endure or go through (an ordeal).
    • They developed a tremendous respect for the gravel crunchers after sweating out a few rounds of artillery and observing at painfully close range how rocky a Korean hill can be.1952, Naval Aviation News, page 9
  3. (slang, transitive) To accomplish or achieve, usually through endurance or effort.
    • I'm going to sweat out fifty more push-ups more before I hit the rack.

Questions about sweating out

What is sweating out the present participle and gerund of?
Sweating out is the present participle and gerund of sweat out.

Words near sweating out in the dictionary

  1. sweating like a nigger
  2. sweating like a nigger on election day
  3. sweating like a whore in church
  4. sweating off
  5. sweating one's guts out
  6. sweating out
  7. sweating sickness
  8. sweating the small stuff
  9. sweatingly
  10. sweatings
  11. sweatish

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