perspire
verb
per·spire
pər-ˈspī(-ə)r 
perspired; perspiring
: to emit matter through the skin
specifically
: to secrete and emit perspiration
Examples of perspire in a Sentence
I was nervous and could feel myself start to perspire.
She ran two miles and wasn't even perspiring.
Recent Examples on the Web
So if the Fourth was the day to inspire, perhaps Friday was the time to perspire.
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Martin Weil, Washington Post, 5 July 2024
Audience members were convinced the blinking, breathing and even perspiring Lincoln animatronic was an actor rather than a robotic machine.
—Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register, 12 May 2024
At the house in Delray Beach, Tyson kept perspiring and philosophizing.
—Ben McGrath, The New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2024
There are two ways to combat these smells: Deodorants are designed to cover up the odor caused by sweat, while antiperspirants are designed to block sweat glands to stop you from perspiring, thereby preventing odor.
—Katrina Cossey, Parents, 22 Feb. 2024
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Martin Weil, Washington Post, 5 July 2024
Audience members were convinced the blinking, breathing and even perspiring Lincoln animatronic was an actor rather than a robotic machine.
—Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register, 12 May 2024
At the house in Delray Beach, Tyson kept perspiring and philosophizing.
—Ben McGrath, The New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2024
There are two ways to combat these smells: Deodorants are designed to cover up the odor caused by sweat, while antiperspirants are designed to block sweat glands to stop you from perspiring, thereby preventing odor.
—Katrina Cossey, Parents, 22 Feb. 2024
See all Example Sentences for perspire
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perspire
intransitive verb
per·spire
pər-ˈspī(ə)r
perspired; perspiring
: to emit matter through the skin
specifically
: to secrete and emit perspiration
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