perspire
verb (used without object)
to secrete a salty, watery fluid from the sweat glands of the skin, especially when very warm as a result of strenuous exertion; sweat.
had been perspiring
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past perfect progressiveof perspire.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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The other doctors said that he had been perspiring profusely throughout the night.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
Though he had been perspiring before, he began to shiver now.
From Timar's Two Worlds by Jókai, Mór
I have got a cold by sitting still with wet feet, or by sitting in a draft on a warm summer day, when I had been perspiring a little.
From The Book of Life by Sinclair, Upton
