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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- 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.