sweaty palm
Frequency: 7.110.2 per million words
describes a palm that is moist with perspiration, often due to nervousness
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Examples (10)
- Before his presentation, he noticed he had sweaty palms.
- Her sweaty palms betrayed her nervousness as she waited for the interview.
- He wiped his sweaty palms on his trousers, trying to appear calm.
- The rollercoaster ride always gave me sweaty palms and a racing heart.
- Holding her hand, he felt the slight dampness of her sweaty palm.
- A common sign of anxiety is having sweaty palms and a dry mouth.
- Despite his confident demeanor, his sweaty palms told a different story.
- The athlete's sweaty palms made it difficult to grip the equipment.
- She discreetly rubbed her sweaty palms together under the table.
- Whenever I have to speak in public, I get extremely sweaty palms.