cold sweat

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noun

a chill accompanied by perspiration, caused by fear, nervousness, or the like.

Origin of cold sweat

First recorded in 1700–10

Words nearby cold sweat

cold steel, cold storage, cold store, Coldstream, Coldstream Guards, cold sweat, cold tone, cold turkey, cold type, cold ulcer, cold wall effect

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Example sentences from the Web for cold sweat

The announcement of this intention threw the deacon into a cold-sweat, but he did not think it prudent to say aught against it.
The Sea Lions|James Fenimore Cooper

British Dictionary definitions for cold sweat

cold sweat

noun

informal a bodily reaction to fear or nervousness, characterized by chill and moist skin

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Idioms and Phrases with cold sweat

cold sweat

see in a cold sweat.

Medical definitions for cold sweat

cold sweat

n.

A reaction to nervousness, fear, pain, or shock, characterized by simultaneous perspiration and chill and cold moist skin.

单词	cold sweat
释义	cold sweat SEE SYNONYMS FOR cold sweat ON THESAURUS.COM noun a chill accompanied by perspiration, caused by fear, nervousness, or the like. Origin of cold sweat First recorded in 1700–10 Words nearby cold sweat cold steel, cold storage, cold store, Coldstream, Coldstream Guards, cold sweat, cold tone, cold turkey, cold type, cold ulcer, cold wall effect Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cold sweat The announcement of this intention threw the deacon into a cold-sweat, but he did not think it prudent to say aught against it. The Sea Lions\|James Fenimore Cooper British Dictionary definitions for cold sweat cold sweat noun informal a bodily reaction to fear or nervousness, characterized by chill and moist skin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with cold sweat cold sweat see in a cold sweat. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to cold sweat tension, stress, impatience, agitation, sensitivity, disquiet, jitters, uneasiness, stage fright, anger, turbulence, worry, nervousness, dismay, consternation, fright, apprehension, alarm, excitement, dread Medical definitions for cold sweat cold sweat n. A reaction to nervousness, fear, pain, or shock, characterized by simultaneous perspiration and chill and cold moist skin. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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cold sweat

noun

Origin of cold sweat

Words nearby cold sweat

Example sentences from the Web for cold sweat

British Dictionary definitions for cold sweat

noun

Idioms and Phrases with cold sweat

Words related to cold sweat

Medical definitions for cold sweat

n.