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.
is perspiring
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present progressiveof perspire (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Bill, on the other hand, is perspiring and aloof -- somewhat like Richard Nixon during his famous debate with John F. Kennedy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2014
They are watched over by a fourth man, who is perspiring profusely.
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2010
He is perspiring copiously and his beard is dripping.
From Time Magazine Archive
It is midafternoon in a windowless room in an office building south of the San Francisco airport, and the man once known as Meathead is perspiring.
From Time Magazine Archive
He shoves it as best he can under his seat, his long legs bent awkwardly, aware that he is perspiring.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
