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Meanings of perspiring in English

Sweating.

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Usage of perspiring in English
1
They are certainly perspiring in the heavy heat of the early morning.
Over There: War Scenes on the Western Front
2
The temperature had risen considerably and we were perspiring quite a bit.
The Great Book of Amber
3
Schwartz lay near it beneath heavy boughs, smoking and perspiring in peace.
The Adventures of Harry Richmond — Volume 4
4
In fact, he felt very warm all over now, and was perspiring.
Speaks the Nightbird
5
He turned abruptly to the sailor who lounged near the perspiring Percival.
West Wind Drift
6
General Peckem was perspiring freely as he lunged for the other telephone.
Catch-22
7
The fine snow almost sizzled when it fell upon his perspiring brow.
The Trimmed Lamp, and Other Stories of the Four Million
8
Now they moved toward the door, and Flora followed, red and perspiring.
The Shoulders of Atlas: A Novel
9
Then appeared Mr. and Mrs. Cheeseman, red and perspiring with muffled laughter.
The Town Traveller
10
Something very proud and happy stole upon his perspiring face of ochre.
The Extra Day
11
Vasili Andreevich stopped the perspiring horse, whose deep sides were heaving heavily.
Master and Man
12
He had a habit of perspiring when roused from his usual lethargy.
Rainbow's End
13
He mopped his perspiring brow with his handkerchief, and looked helplessly around.
Glen of the High North
14
Now, in a horrible quandary, trembling and perspiring, he felt completely nonplussed.
The Price of Love
15
Tom wiped his perspiring forehead and gave Bud a grin of satisfaction.
Tom Swift and the Electronic Hydrolung
16
I turned quickly, to find Kennedy just behind me, breathless and perspiring.
The War Terror
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Perspiring across language varieties
United Kingdom
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United States of America
Common