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verb
- 1. give out sweat through the pores of the skin as a result of heat, physical exertion, or stress: "Will was perspiring heavily"
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PERSPIRE definition: 1. or polite word for sweat (= to pass liquid through the skin): 2. or polite word for sweat (= to…. Learn more.
: to emit matter through the skin. specifically : to secrete and emit perspiration. Examples of perspire in a Sentence. I was nervous and could feel myself start to perspire. She ran two miles and wasn't even perspiring.
To perspire is to sweat: to excrete perspiration through the pores in your skin. Whenever little drops of moisture appear on your skin, you're perspiring or sweating. People sweat when they're nervous, when it's hot out, and when they're doing a lot of exercise.
Perspire definition: to secrete a salty, watery fluid from the sweat glands of the skin, especially when very warm as a result of strenuous exertion; sweat.. See examples of PERSPIRE used in a sentence.
Definition of 'perspire' Word Frequency. perspire. (pəʳspaɪəʳ ) Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense perspires , present participle perspiring , past tense, past participle perspired. verb. When you perspire, a liquid comes out on the surface of your skin, because you are hot or frightened. [formal] He began to perspire heavily. [VERB]
PERSPIRE meaning: 1. or polite word for sweat (= to pass liquid through the skin): 2. or polite word for sweat (= to…. Learn more.
per·spire. (pər-spīr′) v. per·spired, per·spir·ing, per·spires. v.intr. To excrete perspiration through the pores of the skin. v.tr. To expel through external pores; exude. [Latin perspīrāre, to blow steadily : per-, through; see per- + spīrāre, to breathe .]
Definition of perspire verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. perspire. verb. /pəˈspaɪə (r)/ /pərˈspaɪər/ [intransitive] (formal) Verb Forms. to produce sweat on your body synonym sweat. The game of squash left me perspiring profusely. He mopped his perspiring face with a handkerchief. She was perspiring a little with the heat.
PERSPIRE meaning: to produce liquid through your skin because you are hot or nervous. Learn more.
verb. perspired, perspires, perspiring. To give forth (a characteristic salty moisture) through the pores of the skin; sweat. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To expel through external pores; exude. American Heritage. Similar definitions. (intransitive) To emit sweat or perspiration through the skin's pores. Wiktionary. Synonyms: sweat.
