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was sweating
  • past progressive of sweat.

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I think he found it hard getting the volume of carbohydrate drink into him, because he was sweating so quickly.

From Barron's • Dec. 18, 2025

On the last day the Roosevelt Hotel was open, everyone inside was sweating.

From Slate • Jul. 17, 2025

I looked over at David Nevins, who was executive producer on it, and his eyes looked from his eyes to my forehead, which was sweating.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 14, 2024

He told the court Mr Yahya was "sweating, eyes staring", with his "stance almost like a boxing stance".

From BBC • May 21, 2024

Before we’d gone very far, I was sweating like crazy.

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan