Cold-sweat
noun
1.
a chill accompanied by perspiration, caused by fear, nervousness, or the like.
noun
1.
(informal) a bodily reaction to fear or nervousness, characterized by chill and moist skin
cold sweat n.
A reaction to nervousness, fear, pain, or shock, characterized by simultaneous perspiration and chill and cold moist skin.
see: in a cold sweat
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