sweating
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- noun
- /ˈswɛtɪŋ/
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- In hot weather, sweating helps to regulate my body temperature naturally.
Examples
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Sweating is not a requirement for a "good workout;" as a matter of fact, it's a really good indication that your body is overheating and performance will suffer.
Blog text (4) -
Sweating is a wholesome way to eliminate poisonous waste materials in your body: using your skin.
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Sweating is a way of life in the tropics, and students, especially after gym class or lunch, will frequently come to class dripping with sweat.
Academic text (1991) -
After running for an hour, I was drenched in sweating as my body attempted to cool down.
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The athlete's sweating indicated that he was working hard during the training session.
Synonyms
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The body makes sweat to cool itself
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The glands in the skin make sweat that comes to the surface
The skin making sweat to cool the body
Compounds
- Archaic
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A deadly disease in the 15th and 16th centuries that caused sudden heavy sweating and many deaths
- Specialized
A cattle illness that gives calves fever, heavy sweating and skin sores
How Sweaty
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Sweating comes from the old English word sweat, which meant 'wetness on the skin'. So, sweating today is the body's way of making that wetness to cool you down.