sweat
verb (used without object)
to perspire, especially freely or profusely.
have been sweating
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present perfect progressiveof sweat.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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And ideally you should apply it about every two hours, especially if you have been sweating a lot or swimming.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2025
“It was nice to birdie 18 and at least make sure that I’m here for the weekend. Because I think at 1 over I would have been sweating a little bit.”
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 16, 2021
Anderson might not have been sweating it out this week had the Broncos stuck to the run earlier in the season.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 27, 2017
I should have been sweating bullets and feeling anxious and exhilarated, as I had while riding coasters all day with my friends at Cedar Point.
From Salon ● Oct. 29, 2015
We are complicit; we have been sweating and flinching right along with the hysteria-steeped characters before us.
From New York Times ● Jul. 11, 2014
