# sweating

Pronunciation: say "SWET-ing" /ˈswɛtɪŋ/

## Noun

1. The release and evaporation of sweat, a watery fluid given off by glands in the skin of mammals.
   - Simple: The body's way of giving off salty water through the skin to help cool down.
   - _Excessive sweating can lead to dehydration if lost fluids aren't replaced._
   - _Sweating is the body's main way of regulating temperature in warm conditions._
4. The gentle cooking of vegetables in oil or butter over low heat, softening them without browning.
   - Simple: Cooking vegetables slowly in oil or butter to soften them without browning.
   - _Sweating the leeks first gives the sauce a deeper, sweeter flavor._
   - _The chef recommends a long, gentle sweating of the shallots before adding stock._
5. Mucilage, the sticky plant fluid given off especially by cocoa beans.
   - Simple: The sticky, slippery liquid that cocoa beans give off.
   - _During fermentation, the sweating drains away from the cocoa mass into collection channels._
   - _Growers monitor the sweating to judge when the beans are ready for drying._

## Verb

2. Present participle of sweat. — present participle and gerund of sweat
   - Simple: Present participle of sweat. Use this -ing form for something happening right now.
   - _She was sweating heavily by the end of the workout._
   - _The cold pipes were sweating in the humid basement._

## Adjective

3. Producing or giving off sweat.
   - Simple: Covered in sweat, or giving off sweat from the skin.
   - _The sweating wrestler struggled to keep his grip on his opponent._
   - _A sweating brow betrayed his nervousness during the interview._

## Origin

From Middle English sweting, equivalent to "sweat" plus the gerund ending "-ing".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/sweating (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).