perspirationnoun [ U ]
uk/ˌpɜː.spərˈeɪ.ʃən/us/ˌpɝː.spəˈreɪ.ʃən/polite word for sweat (= a clear liquid passed through the skin):
During the break between games, she had a drink of water and wiped the perspiration off her face and arms with a towel.
Beads (= drops) of perspiration glistened on his brow.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Animal physiology: bodily fluids & their production
- beaded
- bile
- bogy
- bucket
- discharge
- dribble
- expectorate
- jism
- lacteal
- lymphatic
- mucus
- phlegm
- pus
- snot
- spat
- sperm
- spermatozoon
- spit
- spunk
- sweat buckets idiom
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