perspiring

comparative more perspiring · superlative most perspiring

1. 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

plural perspirings

1. countableuncountableThe act of producing perspiration.

   1 more example

   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 character.

   2015, Seneca (in translation), Dialogues (page 173)

   Synonyms: sweating

1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of perspire