cold sweat
a chill accompanied by perspiration, caused by fear, nervousness, or the like.
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How to use cold sweat in a sentence
I put Taylor Swift on in my earbuds, licked cold sweat from my lip, and returned to the steady pace I’d begun the race with.
Chronic Illness Had Me Stuck in Grief. My E-Bike Helped Me Find Joy Again. | mmirhashem | October 11, 2021 | Outside OnlineHe said his temperature rose by one degree 30 minutes after the shot and when he woke up for his midnight shift at NBC, he experienced cold sweats and a headache which he said is “not normal” for him.
NBC4 producer participates in coronavirus vaccine trial | Parker Purifoy | November 2, 2020 | Washington BladeThe clinic told him that fatigue and the cold sweats were normal side effects of the vaccine.
NBC4 producer participates in coronavirus vaccine trial | Parker Purifoy | November 2, 2020 | Washington BladeI remember waking up 12 or 13 years ago in the middle of the night in a cold sweat.
Paul Haggis on Scientology, the ‘Crash’ Oscar, and ‘Third Person’ | Kevin Fallon | June 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhen the cold sweat of the bad review dried, another feeling followed that was not at all unpleasant.
Constructive Criticism: Reviewing the Idea of Reviewing | Ben Greenman | May 20, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
A mist came before his eyes, the cold sweat stood upon his ashy face, his limbs failed him, and he sunk upon his knees.
Oliver Twist, Vol. II (of 3) | Charles DickensA cold sweat broke out on my forehead, for I already loved this woman too much not to be overwhelmed by the suspicion.
Camille (La Dame aux Camilias) | Alexandre Dumas, filsMy mouth was dry, and I could feel cold sweat trickling down my spine.
I could not speak, my pulse scarcely beat at all; a cold sweat bathed me from head to foot.
My Ten Years' Imprisonment | Silvio PellicoYour son, moreover, gives you a cold sweat, if your razors happen to be out of their place.
The Petty Troubles of Married Life, Complete | Honore de Balzac
British Dictionary definitions for cold sweat
informal a bodily reaction to fear or nervousness, characterized by chill and moist skin
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Other Idioms and Phrases with cold sweat
see in a cold sweat.
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