beads of sweat

Meaning

1. 1nounplural

   Small round drops of perspiration standing on the skin, usually showing heat, effort or fear.

   Grammar: Almost always plural, with of: beads of sweat on his forehead.

   Patterns

   • beads of sweat on something
   • beads of sweat form

   Beads of sweat gathered on his forehead as he waited for the test results.

   She wiped the beads of sweat from her neck after the run.

   The heat was so strong that beads of sweat rolled down their backs.

Word forms

Common combinations

beads of sweat form

Beads of sweat formed on his upper lip.

beads of sweat on the forehead

Beads of sweat on the forehead showed he was nervous.

wipe beads of sweat

She wiped beads of sweat from her face.

break out in beads of sweat

He broke out in beads of sweat at the mere thought.

trickle like beads of sweat

Rain trickled down the window like beads of sweat.

Synonyms and how they differ

sweat drops

Sweat drops is a plainer expression and lacks the picture of tiny round shapes.

perspiration

Perspiration is a formal uncountable word for sweat in general, whereas beads of sweat describes the visible drops.

droplets

Droplets is a general word for small drops of any liquid, so it needs sweat to be specific.

Word family

sweat noun

moisture produced by the skin

sweat verb

to produce moisture through the skin

sweaty adjective

covered in or smelling of sweat

bead noun

a small round object or drop

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