Definition of clammy in English:

clammy

adjectiveclammiest, clammier ˈklamiˈklæmi

1Unpleasantly damp and sticky or slimy to touch.
his skin felt cold and clammy
Example sentencesExamples
- My hands and armpits were damp and clammy with sweat.
- I looked up trying to hear the message, I felt a cold, clammy hand touch my cheek.
- The skin is pale, cool, clammy and moist with profuse sweating, and the pulse rate is weak.
- Her skin was cold and clammy to the touch also as Rebecca held her tiny frail limp hand.
- He felt sweaty and clammy, and his feet were screaming because he still hadn't found a chance to switch his boots.
- My forehead was all sweaty, my hands clammy, and my body was almost shaking.
- Sheets from the bed clung to her clammy skin and her forehead was matted in sweat.
- Beads of sweat dotted his forehead and his skin felt clammy.
- Her skin became clammy and cold to the touch, and the room began to shift and sway beneath and around her.
- You may suddenly break out into a sweat with cold, clammy skin.
- If you wake up feeling too hot or clammily cold, and your clothing and bedding are soaked or damp and clammy, you have night sweats.
- He broke out in a cold sweat, feeling the trickles of perspiration run down his clammy face.
- I felt myself begin to sweat and tried to control it, unwilling to force Andrew to hold a sweaty, clammy hand.
- Her skin felt clammy and damp, just as her hands had felt back at the school earlier that afternoon.
- My skin was cold and clammy with sweat, my hands shaking slightly, and blood pounded through my head, leaving it warm and blurry.
- Acute stress is characterised by increased heart and respiration rates, rising blood pressure, sweaty palms, and clammy skin.
- She flailed her arms trying to grab hold of something, but her hands were wet and clammy and slid off of everything she touched.
- My palms started to feel clammy as beads of sweat collected on my forehead.
- Patients often feel cool, yet clammy or sticky to touch, and sometimes have dilated hand veins.
- Secondly, my face would frequently drain itself of colour and coat itself with a clammy sweat.
Synonyms
moist, damp, sweaty, perspiring, sweating, sticky
slimy, slippery, slick
1. 1.1 (of air or atmosphere) damp and unpleasant.
  the clammy atmosphere of the cave
  Example sentencesExamples
  It's more of a moist, clammy heat that feels almost solid.
  Sweltering heat and clammy weather can at times really put you off.
  The broken-down, slimy, clammy and cold basement was my refuge from them.
  It was a dank, clammy night, made gloomy by the intermittent drizzle that had become steadier as the light of day faded with the sunset.
  The basement was dark and clammy, filled with dreadful silence and the heavy stench of pain and doom.
  There was a spider on my bed last night, and the atmosphere in London was very clammy.
  Yes, it stunk of smoke and sick in there, and the air was cold and clammy, but I could ignore these minor flaws.
  The air was pale and clammy, chilling them so that they all got out their thick cloaks, and huddled in them.
  The air was getting chillier now; damp and clammy, as though a storm were brewing.
  The threatening, clammy Scottish summer turned the skies grey last week.
  Though the sea was indeed rough, there was little rain, and the air lacked the clammy humidity of a thunderstorm.
  Water dripped from a leak in the ceiling, and the air was clammy.
  The clammy, damp air stuck to her skin.
  She had fortunately chosen one of her heavier outfits as the night fog was still thick and clammy in the chilly, still morning air.
  An inexplicable, mind-numbing weariness settled over me, dank and clammy as pond-mist.
  In the cold clammy caves of the Claddagh, the mould of the sea happily coexisted with the mould of the river.
  Wind-whipped sheets of rain and blasts of cold clammy air penetrated every layer of clothing.
  The air became thick and clammy; it was as if you were breathing through a straw.
  Soon the lingering sent of burning coal permeated the clammy air.
  The sky bore only a few thin clouds, and the air was warming after the clammy chill of the rain.
  Synonyms
  damp, dank, wet, moisture-laden
  humid, close, muggy, heavy, steamy

Derivatives

clammily

adverb

Angel's hair became plastered to her head while her clothes stuck to her clammily.
Example sentencesExamples
- You imagined him clammily cold to the touch, like a snake.
- Sweat poured off his body and the single sheet that covered him was damp and clammily cold around his neck.
- In retail establishments, traffic shrinks away when your store is overly hot of clammily cold.
- If you wake up feeling too hot or clammily cold, and your clothing and bedding are soaked or damp and clammy, you have night sweats.

clamminess

noun ˈklamɪnəsˈklæminəs

He had been referred to the hospital by GP Stephen Kirkham after being taken ill and suffering symptoms which included vomiting, diarrhoea and clamminess.
Example sentencesExamples
- ‘Vincent,’ Pearl touched his cheeks, shocked at the clamminess of his skin.
- Her heart thumped and a cold clamminess filtered into every pore of her skin.
- Some symptoms of hypoglycemia are light-headedness, fainting, diaphoresis, clamminess, palpitations or rapid heart rate.
- Amidst the sweaty clamminess, Paul felt something dry pressed into his palm by the dying man.

Origin

Late Middle English: from dialect clam 'to be sticky or adhere', of Germanic origin; related to clay.

Rhymes

chamois, gammy, Grammy, hammy, jammy, mammae, mammee, Miami, ramie, rammy, Sammy, shammy, whammy

Definition of clammy in US English:

clammy

adjectiveˈklamēˈklæmi

1Unpleasantly damp and sticky or slimy to touch.
his skin felt cold and clammy
Example sentencesExamples
- I felt myself begin to sweat and tried to control it, unwilling to force Andrew to hold a sweaty, clammy hand.
- My forehead was all sweaty, my hands clammy, and my body was almost shaking.
- Acute stress is characterised by increased heart and respiration rates, rising blood pressure, sweaty palms, and clammy skin.
- My skin was cold and clammy with sweat, my hands shaking slightly, and blood pounded through my head, leaving it warm and blurry.
- Her skin felt clammy and damp, just as her hands had felt back at the school earlier that afternoon.
- My palms started to feel clammy as beads of sweat collected on my forehead.
- Her skin became clammy and cold to the touch, and the room began to shift and sway beneath and around her.
- The skin is pale, cool, clammy and moist with profuse sweating, and the pulse rate is weak.
- He broke out in a cold sweat, feeling the trickles of perspiration run down his clammy face.
- You may suddenly break out into a sweat with cold, clammy skin.
- He felt sweaty and clammy, and his feet were screaming because he still hadn't found a chance to switch his boots.
- I looked up trying to hear the message, I felt a cold, clammy hand touch my cheek.
- Secondly, my face would frequently drain itself of colour and coat itself with a clammy sweat.
- She flailed her arms trying to grab hold of something, but her hands were wet and clammy and slid off of everything she touched.
- Her skin was cold and clammy to the touch also as Rebecca held her tiny frail limp hand.
- Beads of sweat dotted his forehead and his skin felt clammy.
- If you wake up feeling too hot or clammily cold, and your clothing and bedding are soaked or damp and clammy, you have night sweats.
- Patients often feel cool, yet clammy or sticky to touch, and sometimes have dilated hand veins.
- Sheets from the bed clung to her clammy skin and her forehead was matted in sweat.
- My hands and armpits were damp and clammy with sweat.
Synonyms
moist, damp, sweaty, perspiring, sweating, sticky
1. 1.1 (of air or atmosphere) damp and unpleasant.
  the clammy atmosphere of the cave
  Example sentencesExamples
  The sky bore only a few thin clouds, and the air was warming after the clammy chill of the rain.
  The clammy, damp air stuck to her skin.
  The threatening, clammy Scottish summer turned the skies grey last week.
  There was a spider on my bed last night, and the atmosphere in London was very clammy.
  The air was getting chillier now; damp and clammy, as though a storm were brewing.
  The air was pale and clammy, chilling them so that they all got out their thick cloaks, and huddled in them.
  The basement was dark and clammy, filled with dreadful silence and the heavy stench of pain and doom.
  It's more of a moist, clammy heat that feels almost solid.
  An inexplicable, mind-numbing weariness settled over me, dank and clammy as pond-mist.
  The air became thick and clammy; it was as if you were breathing through a straw.
  It was a dank, clammy night, made gloomy by the intermittent drizzle that had become steadier as the light of day faded with the sunset.
  The broken-down, slimy, clammy and cold basement was my refuge from them.
  Wind-whipped sheets of rain and blasts of cold clammy air penetrated every layer of clothing.
  Sweltering heat and clammy weather can at times really put you off.
  Though the sea was indeed rough, there was little rain, and the air lacked the clammy humidity of a thunderstorm.
  She had fortunately chosen one of her heavier outfits as the night fog was still thick and clammy in the chilly, still morning air.
  Soon the lingering sent of burning coal permeated the clammy air.
  In the cold clammy caves of the Claddagh, the mould of the sea happily coexisted with the mould of the river.
  Yes, it stunk of smoke and sick in there, and the air was cold and clammy, but I could ignore these minor flaws.
  Water dripped from a leak in the ceiling, and the air was clammy.
  Synonyms
  damp, dank, wet, moisture-laden

Origin

Late Middle English: from dialect clam ‘to be sticky or adhere’, of Germanic origin; related to clay.

单词	clammy
释义	Definition of clammy in English: clammy adjectiveclammiest, clammier ˈklamiˈklæmi 1Unpleasantly damp and sticky or slimy to touch. his skin felt cold and clammy Example sentencesExamples My hands and armpits were damp and clammy with sweat. I looked up trying to hear the message, I felt a cold, clammy hand touch my cheek. The skin is pale, cool, clammy and moist with profuse sweating, and the pulse rate is weak. Her skin was cold and clammy to the touch also as Rebecca held her tiny frail limp hand. He felt sweaty and clammy, and his feet were screaming because he still hadn't found a chance to switch his boots. My forehead was all sweaty, my hands clammy, and my body was almost shaking. Sheets from the bed clung to her clammy skin and her forehead was matted in sweat. Beads of sweat dotted his forehead and his skin felt clammy. Her skin became clammy and cold to the touch, and the room began to shift and sway beneath and around her. You may suddenly break out into a sweat with cold, clammy skin. If you wake up feeling too hot or clammily cold, and your clothing and bedding are soaked or damp and clammy, you have night sweats. He broke out in a cold sweat, feeling the trickles of perspiration run down his clammy face. I felt myself begin to sweat and tried to control it, unwilling to force Andrew to hold a sweaty, clammy hand. Her skin felt clammy and damp, just as her hands had felt back at the school earlier that afternoon. My skin was cold and clammy with sweat, my hands shaking slightly, and blood pounded through my head, leaving it warm and blurry. Acute stress is characterised by increased heart and respiration rates, rising blood pressure, sweaty palms, and clammy skin. She flailed her arms trying to grab hold of something, but her hands were wet and clammy and slid off of everything she touched. My palms started to feel clammy as beads of sweat collected on my forehead. Patients often feel cool, yet clammy or sticky to touch, and sometimes have dilated hand veins. Secondly, my face would frequently drain itself of colour and coat itself with a clammy sweat. Synonyms moist, damp, sweaty, perspiring, sweating, sticky slimy, slippery, slick 1.1 (of air or atmosphere) damp and unpleasant. the clammy atmosphere of the cave Example sentencesExamples It's more of a moist, clammy heat that feels almost solid. Sweltering heat and clammy weather can at times really put you off. The broken-down, slimy, clammy and cold basement was my refuge from them. It was a dank, clammy night, made gloomy by the intermittent drizzle that had become steadier as the light of day faded with the sunset. The basement was dark and clammy, filled with dreadful silence and the heavy stench of pain and doom. There was a spider on my bed last night, and the atmosphere in London was very clammy. Yes, it stunk of smoke and sick in there, and the air was cold and clammy, but I could ignore these minor flaws. The air was pale and clammy, chilling them so that they all got out their thick cloaks, and huddled in them. The air was getting chillier now; damp and clammy, as though a storm were brewing. The threatening, clammy Scottish summer turned the skies grey last week. Though the sea was indeed rough, there was little rain, and the air lacked the clammy humidity of a thunderstorm. Water dripped from a leak in the ceiling, and the air was clammy. The clammy, damp air stuck to her skin. She had fortunately chosen one of her heavier outfits as the night fog was still thick and clammy in the chilly, still morning air. An inexplicable, mind-numbing weariness settled over me, dank and clammy as pond-mist. In the cold clammy caves of the Claddagh, the mould of the sea happily coexisted with the mould of the river. Wind-whipped sheets of rain and blasts of cold clammy air penetrated every layer of clothing. The air became thick and clammy; it was as if you were breathing through a straw. Soon the lingering sent of burning coal permeated the clammy air. The sky bore only a few thin clouds, and the air was warming after the clammy chill of the rain. Synonyms damp, dank, wet, moisture-laden humid, close, muggy, heavy, steamy Derivatives clammily adverb Angel's hair became plastered to her head while her clothes stuck to her clammily. Example sentencesExamples You imagined him clammily cold to the touch, like a snake. Sweat poured off his body and the single sheet that covered him was damp and clammily cold around his neck. In retail establishments, traffic shrinks away when your store is overly hot of clammily cold. If you wake up feeling too hot or clammily cold, and your clothing and bedding are soaked or damp and clammy, you have night sweats. clamminess noun ˈklamɪnəsˈklæminəs He had been referred to the hospital by GP Stephen Kirkham after being taken ill and suffering symptoms which included vomiting, diarrhoea and clamminess. Example sentencesExamples ‘Vincent,’ Pearl touched his cheeks, shocked at the clamminess of his skin. Her heart thumped and a cold clamminess filtered into every pore of her skin. Some symptoms of hypoglycemia are light-headedness, fainting, diaphoresis, clamminess, palpitations or rapid heart rate. Amidst the sweaty clamminess, Paul felt something dry pressed into his palm by the dying man. Origin Late Middle English: from dialect clam 'to be sticky or adhere', of Germanic origin; related to clay. Rhymes chamois, gammy, Grammy, hammy, jammy, mammae, mammee, Miami, ramie, rammy, Sammy, shammy, whammy Definition of clammy in US English: clammy adjectiveˈklamēˈklæmi 1Unpleasantly damp and sticky or slimy to touch. his skin felt cold and clammy Example sentencesExamples I felt myself begin to sweat and tried to control it, unwilling to force Andrew to hold a sweaty, clammy hand. My forehead was all sweaty, my hands clammy, and my body was almost shaking. Acute stress is characterised by increased heart and respiration rates, rising blood pressure, sweaty palms, and clammy skin. My skin was cold and clammy with sweat, my hands shaking slightly, and blood pounded through my head, leaving it warm and blurry. Her skin felt clammy and damp, just as her hands had felt back at the school earlier that afternoon. My palms started to feel clammy as beads of sweat collected on my forehead. Her skin became clammy and cold to the touch, and the room began to shift and sway beneath and around her. The skin is pale, cool, clammy and moist with profuse sweating, and the pulse rate is weak. He broke out in a cold sweat, feeling the trickles of perspiration run down his clammy face. You may suddenly break out into a sweat with cold, clammy skin. He felt sweaty and clammy, and his feet were screaming because he still hadn't found a chance to switch his boots. I looked up trying to hear the message, I felt a cold, clammy hand touch my cheek. Secondly, my face would frequently drain itself of colour and coat itself with a clammy sweat. She flailed her arms trying to grab hold of something, but her hands were wet and clammy and slid off of everything she touched. Her skin was cold and clammy to the touch also as Rebecca held her tiny frail limp hand. Beads of sweat dotted his forehead and his skin felt clammy. If you wake up feeling too hot or clammily cold, and your clothing and bedding are soaked or damp and clammy, you have night sweats. Patients often feel cool, yet clammy or sticky to touch, and sometimes have dilated hand veins. Sheets from the bed clung to her clammy skin and her forehead was matted in sweat. My hands and armpits were damp and clammy with sweat. Synonyms moist, damp, sweaty, perspiring, sweating, sticky 1.1 (of air or atmosphere) damp and unpleasant. the clammy atmosphere of the cave Example sentencesExamples The sky bore only a few thin clouds, and the air was warming after the clammy chill of the rain. The clammy, damp air stuck to her skin. The threatening, clammy Scottish summer turned the skies grey last week. There was a spider on my bed last night, and the atmosphere in London was very clammy. The air was getting chillier now; damp and clammy, as though a storm were brewing. The air was pale and clammy, chilling them so that they all got out their thick cloaks, and huddled in them. The basement was dark and clammy, filled with dreadful silence and the heavy stench of pain and doom. It's more of a moist, clammy heat that feels almost solid. An inexplicable, mind-numbing weariness settled over me, dank and clammy as pond-mist. The air became thick and clammy; it was as if you were breathing through a straw. It was a dank, clammy night, made gloomy by the intermittent drizzle that had become steadier as the light of day faded with the sunset. The broken-down, slimy, clammy and cold basement was my refuge from them. Wind-whipped sheets of rain and blasts of cold clammy air penetrated every layer of clothing. Sweltering heat and clammy weather can at times really put you off. Though the sea was indeed rough, there was little rain, and the air lacked the clammy humidity of a thunderstorm. She had fortunately chosen one of her heavier outfits as the night fog was still thick and clammy in the chilly, still morning air. Soon the lingering sent of burning coal permeated the clammy air. In the cold clammy caves of the Claddagh, the mould of the sea happily coexisted with the mould of the river. Yes, it stunk of smoke and sick in there, and the air was cold and clammy, but I could ignore these minor flaws. Water dripped from a leak in the ceiling, and the air was clammy. Synonyms damp, dank, wet, moisture-laden Origin Late Middle English: from dialect clam ‘to be sticky or adhere’, of Germanic origin; related to clay.
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