damp brow
Frequency: 6.58.1 per million words
A forehead that is slightly wet, often with sweat.
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- He wiped his damp brow with the back of his hand after finishing the marathon.
- The nurse gently placed a cool cloth on the child's damp brow to reduce the fever.
- While waiting for the verdict, his damp brow revealed his inner turmoil.
- In the stuffy room, everyone had a damp brow and was fanning themselves.
- She woke up with a gasp, her heart pounding and her brow damp with cold sweat.
- After climbing that mountain, you'll surely have a damp brow.
- A single bead of sweat trickled from his damp brow as he faced the board of directors.
- I've been working in the garden all morning, which is why my brow is so damp.
- He pressed the back of his cool hand against his damp brow, feeling faint.
- The doctor noted the patient's pale face and damp brow as symptoms of shock.