different between swearing vs sweating

English

Etymology

From Middle English sweryng; equivalent to swear +? -ing.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -??r??

Verb

swearing

1. present participle of swear

Noun

swearing (countable and uncountable, plural swearings)

1. The act of swearing, or making an oath.
   • 1697, Daniel Defoe, An Essay Upon Projects

     No man is believed a jot the more for all the asseverations, damnings, and swearings he makes.

Translations

Anagrams

• Wasinger, Wiganers, Winegars, resawing, wearings

English

Etymology

From Middle English sweting, swetinge, equivalent to sweat +? -ing (gerund ending).

Noun

sweating (countable and uncountable, plural sweatings)

1. The production and evaporation of a watery fluid called sweat that is excreted by the sweat glands in the skin of mammals.
   • 1870, Timothy Holmes, A System of Surgery: Theoretical and Practical (volume 1, page 288)

     In this early stage there is generally a tendency to constipation of the bowels, and in the intervals between the sweatings the urine remains clear, though not abundant. In the second degree, the emaciation is more noticeable.
2. (botany) Mucilage, especially of cocoa.
3. (cooking) The gentle heating of vegetables in oil or butter.

Synonyms

• perspiration

Translations

Verb

sweating

1. present participle of sweat

Adjective

sweating (comparative more sweating, superlative most sweating)

1. Giving off sweat.

   Synonyms: (dated) asweat, sudorific, sudoriferous, sweaty

Derived terms

• sweating industry
• sweating iron

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