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perspiring

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per·spire  (pr-spr)
v. per·spired, per·spir·ing, per·spires
v.intr.
To excrete perspiration through the pores of the skin.
v.tr.
To expel through external pores; exude.
[Latin persprre, to blow steadily : per-, through; see per- + sprre, to breathe.]
Translations
perspiring [pəsˈpaɪərɪŋ] ADJ → sudoroso


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You might as well be perspiring to some purpose over there as gaspin' under this tree.
Devil's Ford by Harte, Bret View in context
How it contrasts with hot and perspiring pedestrianism, and dusty and deafening railroad rush, and tedious jolting behind tired horses over blinding white roads!
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So they "went it lively," panting and perspiring with the work.
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