: concurrent perspiration and chill usually associated with fear, pain, or shock
Example Sentences
The patient feels faint and is in a cold sweat. I break out in a cold sweat when I think about asking my boss for a pay raise.
Recent Examples on the WebThomas awoke early in the morning in a cold sweat, vomiting on his floor.Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2022 While on vacation in Hawaii with his family in 2011, Tony Fadell woke up in a cold sweat. Joanna Stern, WSJ, 1 July 2022 Austin Butler would wake up in a cold sweat and sick to his stomach. Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 22 June 2022 Pitt officials have provided no evidence of tampering, but the accusations have been enough to stir the college football masses into a cold sweat.Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2022 Those include: Chest tightness, shortness of breath, pain between the shoulder blades, arm, jaw, chest or upper abdomen, dizziness or fatigue, clammy skin or cold sweat, indigestion or nausea and vomiting. Chris Coppola, The Arizona Republic, 18 Mar. 2022 Just as the cold sweat began to break out all over me, some one in front began to pray. Kori Rumore, chicagotribune.com, 17 Mar. 2022 After all, waking up in a cold sweat after being surrounded by swarms of bugs might just be worse. Elizabeth Gulino, refinery29.com, 14 Mar. 2022 Wirija broke out into a cold sweat and began shivering, already bracing himself for the worst. Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2021 See More