- present tense form of sweat (3rd person singular).
sweats
Britishplural noun
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Everybody’s in their sweats and pajamas, we hang out with some of our local baristas, and have a good time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
In a voice heavy with fatigue, she recounted more days of fever, sweats, hallucinations and temporary blindness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
My glass of vermút sweats down to the turquoise tabletop.
From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2026
"My impression was that I had no periods and that was it, but after the years that followed I was getting bad night sweats, hot flushes, itchy skin, dryness."
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
They would stand on the corner of Gwynn Oak and Liberty, or Cold Spring and Park Heights, or outside Mondawmin Mall, with their hands dipped in Russell sweats.
From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates
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