as in icy
lacking in friendliness or warmth of feeling
after a clammy handshake, the two bitter rivals squared off for a no-holds-barred debate
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Recent Examples of clammy
Heat exhaustion - Someone with heat exhaustion may experience heavy sweating, weakness, and cold, pale and clammy skin.
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Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 27 Aug. 2024
Some of these soothing tactics require nothing more than your breath to bring your mind back to the present moment and reduce physical symptoms of anxiety like a speedy heart rate, shortness of breath, and clammy palms.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 26 Nov. 2024
Heat exhaustion: Flushed skin, sweating even more heavily, cold or clammy skin, nausea, not wanting to eat and a shallow heartbeat.
—Rachel Royster, Austin American-Statesman, 19 Aug. 2024
Sporting a Biblical premise and an air of clammy dread, this adaptation of the Paul G. Tremblay novel contains elements of Hitchcock films like the close-quarters drama of Rope and the unsettling, end-of-days tone of The Birds.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2024
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Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 27 Aug. 2024
Some of these soothing tactics require nothing more than your breath to bring your mind back to the present moment and reduce physical symptoms of anxiety like a speedy heart rate, shortness of breath, and clammy palms.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 26 Nov. 2024
Heat exhaustion: Flushed skin, sweating even more heavily, cold or clammy skin, nausea, not wanting to eat and a shallow heartbeat.
—Rachel Royster, Austin American-Statesman, 19 Aug. 2024
Sporting a Biblical premise and an air of clammy dread, this adaptation of the Paul G. Tremblay novel contains elements of Hitchcock films like the close-quarters drama of Rope and the unsettling, end-of-days tone of The Birds.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clammy
Adjective
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Her makeup, too, was equally icy, with a metallic silvery-white shadow brushed under her brow as a highlight and dramatic black eyeliner winged all the way out to the outer corner of her brows, plus a pair of light blue-gray contacts enhanced by majorly fluttery, lush lashes.—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
9 Dec. 2024
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White cautioned those traveling north of Indianapolis this weekend, however, should be mindful of potentially snowier, icier road conditions.—
Christopher Cann,
The Indianapolis Star,
27 Nov. 2024
Adjective
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While mint is hardy in cold areas, a plant’s roots in above-ground containers can experience more cold than those in the ground and be damaged.—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 Mar. 2025
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In that contest, Josh Emmett scored a nasty first-round knockout win over Mitchell, which left Mitchell out cold for an unsettling amount of time.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Pascal Plante’s chilly Quebecois techno-thriller isn’t about content moderation per se, but its descent-into-hell structure is — intentionally or not — mimicked here.—
Katie Rife,
IndieWire,
9 Mar. 2025
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The hotel’s in-house Palace Sports & Rentals features a ski room with heated lockers, a convenient way to start and end a chilly day.—
Alexandra Cheney,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Her previous pop album, 2020’s Chromatica, sought to sublimate those wounds in sleek, strangely frigid dance music.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
10 Mar. 2025
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That included sailing into frigid gusts and plowing through ice floes.—
Paul Brady,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Carol is brittle and reserved, but Blanchett is its resilient heart.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
15 Mar. 2025
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The ivy on the wall behind the pool was brittle and charred, rubble littered the deck, and the water shone like a black mirror.—
Jeffrey Fleishman,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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These keep you cool in spring and summer and play nicely with pants made of similar materials.—
René Chávez Esparza,
Glamour,
20 Mar. 2025
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Let cool in pans on wire racks 10 minutes, then turn out of pans and let cool completely, about 1 hour.—
Elizabeth Nelson,
Southern Living,
20 Mar. 2025
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