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Sweating vs Sweeting - What's the difference?

sweating | sweeting |

As nouns the difference between sweating and sweeting

is that sweating is the production and evaporation of a watery fluid called sweat that is excreted by the sweat glands in the skin of mammals while sweeting is (obsolete) a sweet apple.

As a verb sweating

is .

As an adjective sweating

is of or relating to one who is.

sweating

English

(wikipedia sweating)

Noun

  • the production and evaporation of a watery fluid called sweat that is excreted by the sweat glands in the skin of mammals.
  • * Oliver Sacks, Awakenings
    • Her jet-black hair would be heavily braided, and her face chalky-white from its coating of powder (she suffered from constant sweatings and seborrhoea).

    Synonyms

    * perspiration

    Verb

    (head)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • of or relating to one who is

    • sweeting

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A sweet apple.
    • (Ascham)
  • (obsolete) A darling; term of endearment.
  • * ca.1602 , William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night II.iii
    • Trip no further, pretty sweeting .
    (Webster 1913)