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Definition of perspire verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

perspire

verb

NAmE//pərˈspaɪər//

[intransitive] (formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they perspire

he / she / it perspires

past simple perspired

-ing form perspiring

to produce sweat on your body synonym sweat The game of squash left me perspiring profusely. He mopped his perspiring face with a handkerchief.

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