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perspire
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
perspire
(verb)
perspire
/pɚ
ˈ
spajɚ/
verb
perspires
;
perspired
;
perspiring
perspire
/pɚ
ˈ
spajɚ/
verb
perspires
;
perspired
;
perspiring
Britannica Dictionary definition of PERSPIRE
[
no object
]
somewhat formal
:
to produce a clear liquid from your skin when you are hot or nervous
:
sweat
I was nervous and could feel myself start to
perspire
.
She ran two miles and wasn't even
perspiring
.
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