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How to pronounce sweat in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms perspire, sudate
Type of egest, pass, excrete, eliminate
Has types swelter
Derivation sweater, sweating


Exercise makes one sweat.
Type Words
Synonyms fret, lather, stew, swither
Type of agitation


he's in a sweat about exams.
Type Words
Synonyms perspiration, sudor
Type of secretion


sweat poured off his brow.
Type Words
Synonyms effort, elbow grease, exertion, travail
Type of labor, toil, labour
Has types physical exercise, physical exertion, pull, rubbing, strain, straining, struggle, supererogation, trouble, workout, exercise, diligence, difficulty, detrition, exercising, application, friction, least effort, least resistance, overexertion, overkill
Type Words
Type of condensate, condensation


the cold glasses were streaked with sweat.

Examples of sweat

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Of the woman's clothing, detectives focused most on her blue hooded sweat shirt.
From the sacbee.com
The Roman poet didn't sweat the distinction between the mind and reality either.
From the latimes.com
So the guys in the front office could wipe some sweat from their furrowed brows.
From the forbes.com
It isn't uncommon that while watching Epic Meal Time, I break into a cold sweat.
From the forbes.com
They're going to remember how hard they fought and how much sweat they expended.
From the suntimes.com
Paul Williams and Kelly Pavlik made middleweight champion Sergio Martinez sweat.
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
Muscular arms and legs, six-pack abs all glistening with sweat under the lights.
From the ocregister.com
He wiped the sweat from his face with his arm and stood back to survey his work.
From the bbc.co.uk
You break out in a cold sweat, your teeth chatter, knees knock, and hands shake.
From the nzcatholic.org.nz
More examples
  • Perspiration: salty fluid secreted by sweat glands; "sweat poured off his brow"
  • Excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin; "Exercise makes one sweat"
  • Fret: agitation resulting from active worry; "don't get in a stew"; "he's in a sweat about exams"
  • Condensation of moisture on a cold surface; "the cold glasses were streaked with sweat"
  • Effort: use of physical or mental energy; hard work; "he got an A for effort"; "they managed only with great exertion"
  • (sweats) sweat suit: garment consisting of sweat pants and a sweatshirt
  • "Sweat (A La La La La Long)" is a 1992 song recorded by the band Inner Circle.
  • Sweat is the debut album by Belgian-Turkish R&B singer Hadise which was released in November 2005. The album was released in both Belgium and Turkey. ...
  • SWEAT stands for southwestern United States and East Antarctica, which theorizes that the Southwestern United States was at one time connected to East Antarctica.