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perspiration
[ pur-spuh-rey-shuhn ]
noun
- a salty, watery fluid secreted by the sweat glands of the skin, especially when very warm as a result of strenuous exertion; sweat.
- the act or process of perspiring.
perspiration
/ ˌpɜːspəˈreɪʃən /
noun
- the act or process of insensibly eliminating fluid through the pores of the skin, which evaporates immediately
- the sensible elimination of fluid through the pores of the skin, which is visible as droplets on the skin
- the salty fluid secreted through the pores of the skin; sweat
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Example Sentences
He was grabbing my hips and he was pouring with perspiration and he had this cheesy smile.
I remember people saying it could be transmitted through perspiration.
The New Moon insists on persistence and perspiration in equal measure.
Perspiration is a crucial ingredient, but even a dab of it will do you proud.
They say that success is 10 per cent inspiration and 90 per cent perspiration, and perspiration didn't really interest her.
But this time, with all his cunning and perspiration, he could not induce another throb in the tired engines.
The clock struck ten, and clerks poured in faster than ever, each one in a greater perspiration than his predecessor.
The perspiration stands on young Lamb's face; again his cigar goes out.
When he was gone, Monsieur de Tressan flung off his wig, and mopped the perspiration from his brow.
He shifted uneasily, while his handkerchief was kept busy mopping the perspiration from his brow.
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