cold sweat

Definitions

1. 1

   Perspiration which feels chilly to the person perspiring, and which indicates…

   Perspiration which feels chilly to the person perspiring, and which indicates debilitating illness, shock, or the experiencing of an intense emotion such as despair, anxiety, or, especially, fear.

   • . . . And the dead were at my feet. The cold sweat melted from their limbs, Ne rot, ne reek did they; The look with which they look'd on me, Had never pass'd away.
   • He clasped his hands together, and involuntarily uttered a subdued exclamation of horror. A mist came before his eyes; the cold sweat stood upon his ashy face.
   • [T]he great fear grew on me till the cold sweat ran from my brow and my soul was faint within me.

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