perspiration
/ˌpɝspəˈɹeɪʃən/ noun B2- The action or process of perspiring.
- Synonym of hard work.
- Sweat (fluid).
Plural perspirations
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The bride blushed, while Fernand, restless and uneasy, seemed to start at every fresh sound, and from time to time wiped away the large drops of perspiration that gathered on his brow.
Villefort fell back on his chair, passed his hand over his brow, moist with perspiration, and, for the third time, read the letter.
Sherlock Holmes drew a long breath, and wiped the perspiration from his forehead.
The long-drawn wail of two old boughs rubbing against each other brought out the perspiration in beads on her forehead.
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