clammy hand

Frequency: 7.08.5 per million words

Refers to a hand that is unpleasantly damp and sticky, often due to nervousness or illness.

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Examples (10)

  • He nervously wiped his clammy hand on his trousers before the handshake.
  • I knew she was ill from the feel of her cold, clammy hand.
  • Shaking a clammy hand is always an unpleasant experience for me.
  • Despite his confident smile, his clammy hand gave away his nervousness.
  • The patient's fever was accompanied by a weak pulse and clammy hands.
  • She reached out a clammy hand to switch on the light in the dark room.
  • His anxiety was so intense that his clammy hands left damp prints on the table.
  • The humid weather left me with a sticky feeling and clammy hands all day.
  • Don't offer a clammy hand for a handshake; it's better to dry it first.
  • As the horror movie reached its climax, I gripped the armrest with a clammy hand.