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Meaning of sweatball | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A sweatdrop.
  2. A momentarily sweaty person.
    broadly
  3. A person with a tendency to sweat quickly.
    broadly
  4. A small particle of sweat and grime.

Examples

“I walked to the front, feeling a sweatball roll down my back, paused, and began.”
“I tried to give Heather a celebratory hug but she quickly wriggled out of my embrace. 'get away, sweatball,' she said, with an attempt at a laugh.”
“I'm a sweatball too. A couple general notes on sweating. I believe it is true that /generally/ speaking, men do tend to sweat more than women.”
“He peeled his work gloves and rubbed his hands compulsively until tiny black sweatballs of grime dropped away like scattered grains of pepper.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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