perspire profusely

Frequency: 6.50.5 per million words

to sweat a very large amount, often more formal or intense than 'heavily'

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  • He had been working hard and was perspiring profusely.
  • The marathon runner began to perspire profusely as the temperature rose.
  • After running the marathon, she was perspiring profusely.
  • Symptoms of the fever include a high temperature and perspiring profusely.
  • The patient began to perspire profusely due to the high fever.
  • He was perspiring profusely during the intense interrogation.
  • Under the intense stage lights, the actor started to perspire profusely.
  • Patients may perspire profusely if they experience a sudden drop in blood sugar.
  • He woke up in a cold sweat, perspiring profusely from the nightmare.
  • Under the hot stage lights, the lead actor started to perspire profusely.
  • The athlete was perspiring profusely as he finished the final lap.
  • The humidity in the jungle caused everyone to perspire profusely within minutes.
  • During the job interview, he couldn't help but perspire profusely from nervousness.
  • If you perspire profusely at night, you should consult a doctor.
  • The humid weather made everyone perspire profusely.
  • She noticed him perspiring profusely despite the air conditioning.
  • Despite the air conditioning, she continued to perspire profusely.
  • The athlete's jersey was soaked because he had been perspiring profusely.
  • The sudden exertion caused him to perspire profusely.
  • Heavy exertion in this heat will cause you to perspire profusely.