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.
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Travelers enduring scorching temperatures across the U.S. and Europe – or who tend to perspire profusely – may find their sweat stains triggering body scanner alarms at airport security.
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Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 4 July 2025
The cotton can become damp from perspiring and you can get chilled.
—Joyce Orlando, Nashville Tennessean, 19 Feb. 2025
The converter raised the voltage generated by the perspiring bike riders to the levels necessary to light up a microwatt-level LED and power a digital wristwatch.
—Patrick Mercier, IEEE Spectrum, 18 June 2020
Antiperspirant prevents you from perspiring, just as the name suggests.
—Chioma Nnadi, Vogue, 23 Jan. 2025
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Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 4 July 2025
The cotton can become damp from perspiring and you can get chilled.
—Joyce Orlando, Nashville Tennessean, 19 Feb. 2025
The converter raised the voltage generated by the perspiring bike riders to the levels necessary to light up a microwatt-level LED and power a digital wristwatch.
—Patrick Mercier, IEEE Spectrum, 18 June 2020
Antiperspirant prevents you from perspiring, just as the name suggests.
—Chioma Nnadi, Vogue, 23 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for perspire
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“Perspire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perspire. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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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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