sweating /ˈswɛtɪŋ/noun 3adjective 1forms 3 noun3 •The production and evaporation of a watery fluid called sweat that is excreted by the sweat glands in the skin of mammals.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). — 1973 •(figurative) The gentle heating of vegetables in oil or butter. •Mucilage, especially of cocoa. adjective1 •Giving off sweat.A sweating man stepped out of the sauna, wrapping himself in a towel. formssweatings · more sweating · most sweating