sweating
/ˈswɛtɪŋ/noun, adjective, verb
sweating is spelled S-W-E-A-T-I-N-G: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 4.6 times per million words in written English, the 11,870th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sweating means “The production and evaporation of a watery fluid called sweat that is excreted by the sweat glands in the skin of mammals” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sweating is sweatings.
How many letters and syllables are in sweating?
| Letters | 8: S-W-E-A-T-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 4.6 times per million words; the 11,870th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is sweating?
Sweating appears 4.6 times per million words in written English, the 11,870th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce sweating?
- /ˈswɛtɪŋ/
Sweating has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-AnotherFriendlyHuman-sweating.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of sweating
- sweatings plural
- more sweating comparative
- most sweating superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sweating mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The production and evaporation of a watery fluid called sweat that is excreted by the sweat glands in the skin of mammals.
- 2
Mucilage, especially of cocoa.
- 3
The gentle heating of vegetables in oil or butter.
adjective
- 1
Giving off sweat.
A sweating man stepped out of the sauna, wrapping himself in a towel.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of sweat
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sweating in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense bodily process:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | transpiration |
| German | Schwitzen |
| Portuguese | suor, transpiração, perspiração |
| Spanish | sudoración, transpiración |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does sweating come from?
From Middle English sweting, swetynge, equivalent to sweat + -ing (gerund ending).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).