. . . And the dead were at my feet. The cold sweat melted from their limbs, Ne rot, ne reek did they; The look with which they look'd on me, Had never pass'd away.
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Cold sweat
Synonyms for "cold sweat" (76 found)
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Closest matches (16)
abhorrenceabominationagitationall oversall-oversallergyantagonismantipathyaversionbeaded browbeads of sweatbobody odorchills of fearcold creepscold shivers
Strong matches (22)
creeping fleshcreepsdiaphoresisdisgustdisquietdisquietudeditherdithersenmityexudateexudationfearfear and tremblinggoose bumpsgoosefleshhatehatredheartquakeheebie jeebiesheebie-jeebies
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honest sweathorripilation
Related words (38)
horrorhostilityinquietudejimjamsjittersjumpslatherloathingmortal horrornauseanervousnesspalpitationperspirationperspiration odorperturbationquakingquiverquiver of terrorquiversrepugnance
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3 entriesphysical conditionphysiological conditionphysiological state
Sample sentences
5 total sentences available.
He clasped his hands together, and involuntarily uttered a subdued exclamation of horror. A mist came before his eyes; the cold sweat stood upon his ashy face.
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[T]he great fear grew on me till the cold sweat ran from my brow and my soul was faint within me.
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The leader of the hounds broke into cry again, a deep, full-toned, ringing bay, strange, ominous, terribly significant in its power. It caused a cold sweat to ooze out all over Duane's body.
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