sweat
verb (used without object)
to perspire, especially freely or profusely.
has been sweating
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present perfect progressiveof sweat (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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While Major League Baseball has been sweating over pitch clocks, ghost runners and the Automated Ball-Strike Challenge System, the Savannah Bananas have been juggling, dancing, cartwheeling along the baselines and running to first on stilts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
The inclement weather and a pitch that has been sweating under covers mean England will delay naming their side until Sunday's toss, breaking with their tradition of announcing their eleven 24 hours in advance.
From Barron's ● Feb. 21, 2026
When we took the prosthetics off everybody ... it looks horrible, because their poor skin has been sweating away.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 27, 2021
Former NSA chief Keith Alexander has been sweating it out in the spotlight this summer for converting his spy cred into a lucrative security consulting business shortly after stepping down from National Security Agency.
From Forbes ● Sep. 10, 2014
Yes; but look at the way he has been sweating up for it.
From The Lighter Side of School Life by Ian Hay
