sweating

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English sweting, swetynge, equivalent to sweat +‎ -ing (gerund ending). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈswɛtɪŋ/ === 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. Synonyms: perspiration; (in medical usage) diaphoresis, hidrosis, sudation, sudoresis Hyponyms: (excessive) hyperhidrosis, (insufficient) hypohidrosis (botany) Mucilage, especially of cocoa. (cooking, figurative) The gentle heating of vegetables in oil or butter. Coordinate terms: steaming, sautéing, boiling, frying ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === sweating present participle and gerund of sweat === Adjective === sweating (comparative more sweating, superlative most sweating) Giving off sweat. Synonyms: (dated) asweat, sudorific, sudoriferous, sweaty ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ====