night sweats
plural noun
: profuse sweating during sleep that is sometimes a symptom of febrile disease
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This can cause difficulties getting pregnant, as well as irregular periods, hot flashes, and night sweats.
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Wendy Wisner, Health, 24 Oct. 2025
The most common ones are hot flashes, sudden feelings of intense heat and night sweats, or regular episodes of heavy sweating during sleep.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 17 Oct. 2025
Sterling Glass had many health problems as a child—swollen feet, night sweats, nausea and vomiting, unquenchable thirst, and fatigue that often left him too exhausted to go to school.
—Liz Szabo, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2025
Luckily, this queen-size cooling comforter helps reduce night sweats thanks to breathable, lightweight material that’s actually cool to the touch.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Oct. 2025
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Wendy Wisner, Health, 24 Oct. 2025
The most common ones are hot flashes, sudden feelings of intense heat and night sweats, or regular episodes of heavy sweating during sleep.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 17 Oct. 2025
Sterling Glass had many health problems as a child—swollen feet, night sweats, nausea and vomiting, unquenchable thirst, and fatigue that often left him too exhausted to go to school.
—Liz Szabo, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2025
Luckily, this queen-size cooling comforter helps reduce night sweats thanks to breathable, lightweight material that’s actually cool to the touch.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for night sweats
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“Night sweats.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/night%20sweats. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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