sweated
Dripped from exertion
Sweated is the past tense and past participle of sweat, used interchangeably with sweat in most contexts: I sweated through my shirt, She had sweated all night with fever.
Sweated appears more often in certain fixed expressions: sweated labor describes exploitative work conditions with low pay and long hours.
He really sweated the details emphasizes effort or anxiety over particulars.
Exerted oneself strenuously
- exertedApplied with effort
- strainedUnder uncomfortable tension
- workedPerformed labor or tasks
- slavedWorked exhaustingly hard
drudged · slogged · grinded · struggled · pushed · endeavored · strove · overworked
toiled
Exerted oneself strenuously
slaved · drudged · slogged · grinded · struggled · pushed · endeavored · strove · overworked · plodded
dripped
Fell in drops
drenched · clammy · sticky · dampness · moisture · wetness · forehead · armpits · palms · brow
worried
Troubled by uncertainty
panicked · dreaded · nervous · tense · apprehensive · uneasy · restless · fidgeted · trembled · paced
sweatedignored
Purposely not noticed
dismissed · shrugged off · brushed off · disregarded · stayed calm
- no sweatCasual assurance of ease
- cold sweatFear-triggered perspiration
- breaking a sweatBeginning to perspire
- break a sweatStart sweating from effort
- blood, sweat, and tearsMaximum physical and emotional effort
- broke a sweatBegan to exert moisture