sweating
English
noun
Definitions
- The production and evaporation of a watery fluid called sweat that is excreted by the sweat glands in the skin of mammals.
- (botany) Mucilage, especially of cocoa.
- (cooking) The gentle heating of vegetables in oil or butter.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English sweting suffix from English sweat (sugary).
Origin
English
sweat
Gloss
sugary
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antisweat English
- asweat English
- flop sweat English
- forswat English
- outsweat English
- sweat English
- sweat lodge English
- sweatband English
- sweatbox English
- sweatdrop English
- sweatee English
- sweater English
- sweatest English
- sweateth English
- sweathouse English
- sweatish English
- sweatless English
- sweatlike English
- sweatmeat English
- sweatpant English
- sweatpants English
- sweatproof English
- sweatshirt English
- sweatshop English
- sweatsoaked English
- sweatstained English
- sweatsuit English
- sweaty English
- unsweat English
- swete Middle English
- sweting Middle English
- swet Torres Strait Creole