Clues for the word "PERSPIRE"
We've had 19 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 38 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Penny Dell Daily crossword on May 09, 2026.
Definition of perspire
- v. i. - To excrete matter through the skin; esp., to excrete fluids through the pores of the skin; to sweat.
- v. i. - To be evacuated or excreted, or to exude, through the pores of the skin; as, a fluid perspires.
- v. t. - To emit or evacuate through the pores of the skin; to sweat; to excrete through pores.
Referring Clues
- Lose moisture, in a way
- Get worked up?
- Produce beads, perhaps
- Sweat
- Lose water
- React to strenuous exercise
- Emit through pores
- Suffer in a heavy Santa suit, say
- Make beads, say
- Sweat displayed by an Oxford dreamer
- Sweat (as a lady does?)
- Drip through steeple
- Put moisture out through high point
- Feel the heat, perhaps
- Gymnastics before start of rugby. Point? To make you sweat!
- Sweat like salesman climbing pointed part of steeple
- Dad in Paris tears round in sweat
- How church architects are paid?
- Break a sweat
Last Seen In
- Penny Dell Daily - May 09, 2026
- Evening Standard Easy - September 15, 2025
- Daily Quick - April 09, 2025
- New York Times - January 29, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - September 03, 2024
- Daily Quick - April 09, 2023
- Penny Dell Daily - February 21, 2023
- Family Time - December 04, 2022
- Penny Dell Daily - November 12, 2022
- Daily Quick - September 02, 2022
- Penny Dell Daily - January 29, 2018
- Daily Quick - April 09, 2017
- Guardian Quick - October 08, 2016
- New York Times - January 14, 2016
- Wall Street Journal - December 19, 2014
- Guardian Quick - January 03, 2014
- Guardian Quiptic - March 12, 2012
- Guardian Quick - February 28, 2012
- Netword - October 27, 2011
- Family Time - August 29, 2011
- Guardian Quick - December 13, 2010
- Universal - April 22, 2010
- Chronicle of Higher Education - November 13, 2009
- Guardian Quick - November 12, 2009
- Family Time - June 29, 2009
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - November 16, 2006
- Netword - October 21, 2006
- Guardian Speedy - October 15, 2006
- Guardian Quick - January 10, 2006
- LA Times - July 20, 2005
- And in 8 more crossword puzzles...