Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sweats

/swɛts/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.10 in modern English

Syllables: sweats
IPA: /swɛts/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of sweat

noun

A full sweatsuit; typically refers to casual, comfortable clothing; a set consisting of a sweatshirt and sweatpants, often worn for exercise or lounging.

Informal

noun

A full sweatsuit; typically refers to casual, comfortable clothing; a set consisting of a sweatshirt and sweatpants, often worn for exercise or lounging.

Informal

noun

Any illness causing copious perspiration.

Informal

noun

Informal

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of sweat

name

plural of Sweat

Example Sentences

"I have a bad case of the sweats. Do you think it's the flu?"
"Any law-abiding person gets stomach butterflies when pulled over for running a yellow light And going to traffic court can bring on a case of the sweats."

Usage

Informal

Phrases

meat sweats night sweats

Synonyms

joggers sweat suit sweatsuit workout suit

Rhymes With

gets let's sets lets threats cigarettes jets pets debts bets nets regrets

Questions

How do you pronounce sweats?: The recorded pronunciation is /swɛts/.
What does sweats mean?: plural of sweat

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