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.
will perspire
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future tenseof perspire.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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Your nose will perspire and you will feel compelled to touch it.
From New York Times ● Feb. 4, 2024
The whole concept behind the machine is that people will perspire more while telling a lie.
From Encyclopedia.com ● Sep. 19, 2018
Your body will perspire, your heart rate will rise and you’ll shed any light layers.
From New York Times ● Jan. 18, 2017
This guarantees that they will perspire profusely and exposes them to the risk of dangerous dehydration of body cells.
From Time Magazine Archive
He hath a passion for the real as well as the ideal, and in order to see a fire-engine, or Westminster Bridge, or a snow-storm, he will perspire you two hours at the pit's mouth.
From Without Prejudice by Israel Zangwill
