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What is a cold sweat?

What is a cold sweat? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. Perspiration which feels chilly to the person perspiring, and which indicates debilitating illness, shock, or the experiencing of an intense emotion such as despair, anxiety, or, especially, fear.
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A cold sweat ran over me, and my heart began thumping violently, almost painfully, in my chest.
A flush feeling came over my face as though I had suddenly broken out into a cold sweat.
Whatever he had planned for him today, he doubted that the shakes and a cold sweat would go over well.
His eyes glazed, he opened his mouth, and his skin erupted in big round beads of cold sweat.
I am burning up and shivering uncontrollably, hot cold sweat draining from my flesh.
And suddenly I awoke with a start, a cold sweat turning the sheets to unfrozen ice.

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