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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
perspire .
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Examples
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I often will not get to re-wear something because I have perspired in it and an under dress and or shirt and slip sounds ideal.
Home Living 2009
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Other rooms had nude models, so these tended to be overheated and stifling; 'the model perspired heavily under the electric light, looking at times like a swimmer coming out of the sea.'
The Bad Boy of Montparnasse Lance Esplund 2011
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Given birth, or stood heroically near by while your partner pushed and perspired.
Politics Maxine 2009
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His round face perspired freely, his chin to his chest as he stared at his feet.
Much Ado About Marriage Karen Hawkins 2010
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His round face perspired freely, his chin to his chest as he stared at his feet.
Much Ado About Marriage Karen Hawkins 2010
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The history was notable for certain peculiarities -- the patient at times perspired at night for no apparent reason.
David Katz, M.D.: The Case for Caring About Primary Care 2010
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In Washington, weary pedestrians huffed and perspired as they shuffled along sizzling sidewalks, occasionally catching puffs of cool air as they passed open shop doors or Metro station entrances.
Hot, hot, hot enough for you? D.C. region sweats out a triple-digit heat wave 2010
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Neither offered protection from the hot Tuscan sun, and their feet and brows perspired profusely.
Georgia’s Kitchen Jenny Nelson 2010
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He looked haggard and stressed, and he perspired when he talked, which was his way.
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He looked haggard and stressed, and he perspired when he talked, which was his way.
The Death of a Nonprofit Daniel Goldin 2010
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