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cold sweat
" I wake up every morning in a cold sweat, regardless of how well things went the day before. And put that I said that in a somewhat but not completely tongue-in-cheek way."
Harvey Pekar

Meaning of "cold sweat" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF COLD SWEAT

cold sweat


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COLD SWEAT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Cold sweat is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES COLD SWEAT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of cold sweat in the English dictionary

The definition of cold sweat in the dictionary is a bodily reaction to fear or nervousness, characterized by chill and moist skin.



WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COLD SWEAT

cold meat · cold moulding · cold pack · cold room · cold rubber · cold shoulder · cold snap · cold sore · cold spot · cold start · cold starting · cold steel · cold storage · cold store · cold turkey · cold war · cold warrior · cold wave · cold welding · cold work

WORDS THAT END LIKE COLD SWEAT

beat · cheat · defeat · eat · feat · flop sweat · great · heat · in the driver´s seat · meat · mucksweat · neat · old sweat · repeat · seat · sweat · the heat · threat · treat · wheat

Synonyms and antonyms of cold sweat in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «cold sweat» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF COLD SWEAT

Find out the translation of cold sweat to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of cold sweat from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cold sweat» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

冷汗
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

sudor frío
570 millions of speakers
en

English

cold sweat
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

ठंडा पसीना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عرق بارد
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

холодный пот
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

suor frio
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

ঠান্ডা মিষ্টি
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

sueur froide
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

peluh sejuk
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

kalter Schweiß
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

冷汗
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

식은 땀
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Kadhemen anget
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mồ hôi lạnh
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

குளிர் வியர்வை
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

थंड घाम
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

Soğuk ter
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

sudore freddo
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

zimny pot
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

холодний піт
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

sudoare rece
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κρύο ιδρώτα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

koue sweet
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kallsvett
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kaldsvette
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cold sweat

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COLD SWEAT»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cold sweat

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6 QUOTES WITH «COLD SWEAT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word cold sweat.
1
Ian Gomez
My stepfather had a connection with The Second City and told me I should go there. I woke up in a cold sweat one night and said, 'I'm moving to Chicago.' That's how I went to Second City.
2
Alexandra Guarnaschelli
The hardest thing about being a full time chef is leaving my work behind when I go home at night. I'll toss and turn about a menu item or forget to order produce and wake up at 4 A.M. in a cold sweat over some artichokes.
3
Lee Hall
My generation of playwrights have grown up writing for studio theatres, and so the task of writing for more than ten or so actors is a huge challenge. Logistically, it's like doing an enormous Sudoku. Making sure everyone is in the right place at the right time in the right order instantly sends me into a cold sweat.
4
Harvey Pekar
I wake up every morning in a cold sweat, regardless of how well things went the day before. And put that I said that in a somewhat but not completely tongue-in-cheek way.
5
John Pomfret
When you do a job like this you have to like having cold sweat on your back.
6
Lily Rabe
I can't actually think of a job where I was relaxed the whole time. I don't think I would want to do that job. When I break into a cold sweat when I'm reading, I think, 'Oh good. That's what's supposed to be happening.'

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COLD SWEAT»

Discover the use of cold sweat in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cold sweat and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Cold Sweat
A merrily bizarre mixture of fantasy and farce, which employs uncommon wit and telling perceptions to illuminate the plight of a free spirit determined to find liberation in a hostile world.
Neal Bell, 1988
2
In Cold Sweat: Interviews with Really Scary Musicians
"The book contains a full discography for each of the artists, and every interview - illustrated with striking, often candid photographs - includes an introduction and a postscript that together serve to recognize the artist's ...
Thomas Wictor, 2001
3
In a Cold Sweat
In this latest installment in the Mike Black Saga, underworld kingpin Mike Black, still grieving over the brutal murder of his wife, must choose between destroying the people responsible for her death and being a father to his infant ...
Roy Glenn, 2010
4
Scooby-Doo!.: Hot springs, cold sweat
The Mystery, Inc. team investigates a monster threatening a film star at an exclusive spa, and travel to Tokyo in search of the shards of the powerful gem known as the Dragon's Eye.
Scott Cunningham, Harvey Richards, 2010
5
Adrenaline and the Inner World: An Introduction to ...
Frightened people break out in a "cold sweat" because of concurrent adrenaline- induced constriction of blood vessels in the skin. The skin becomes "clammy," referring to the damp, unpleasant chill. "Cold comfort" is no comfort at all. Perhaps ...
David S. Goldstein, 2008
6
New Manual; Or, Symptomen-codex
11. Warm sweat on the abdomen, feet, and sexual organs, when waking at night, Staphys. 12. Cold sweat in the face, with red cheeks, Rula. 13. He wakes at night, with sweat on his legs, Merc. sol. 14. Sweat on the legs, at night, Amm. curb.
Gottlieb Heinrich Georg Jahr, Charles Julius Hempel, 1853
7
Homoeopathic Therapeutics
Heat with thirst at night, especially of hands and feet, must be uncovered ; warm night-sweats on abdomen, feet, genitals ; cold sweat on forehead and feet. Apyrexia : extreme hunger, even when stomach is filled with food, scorbutic symptoms, ...
Samuel Lilienthal, 1998
8
Materia Medica Pura
Heat, and redness in the face in the evening (and shuddering over the whole body) ; also in the morning, when in bed, the face feels hot. Heat in the sinciput and forehead, going over first into a warm, afterwards a continuous cold sweat on the ...
Samuel Hahnemann, 1846
9
The British Journal of Homoeopathy
"Copious sweat; sweat when walking in the open air ; also profuse sweat ; general profuse sweat ; readily excited sweat during sleep and motion ; sweat early in the morning, also during sleep ; greasy sweat ; cold sweat all over the body, ...
John James Drysdale, Robert Ellis Dudgeon, John Rutherfurd Russell, 1852
10
THE BRITISH JOURNAL OF HOMOEOPATHY
Very violent perspiration for several days. 85. Cold sweat. 16,39. 885. — Covered with cold sweat. 31. Gentle cold sweat. 12. Skin covered with cold, not very profuse, perspiration. 12. Profuse cold sweat. 84. Cold, thick perspiration on the skin.
H. TURNER, 1862

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COLD SWEAT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cold sweat is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Tinashe Works Up a "Cold Sweat" in Music Video
Following last month's release of the Kanye West-approved video for “All Hands on Heck,” Tinashe returns with the release of the video for ... «Gossip On This, Jul 15»
2
Hello, Old Nightmares: The 'Goosebumps' Movie Gets A Poster
The poster features such cold sweat-inducing monsters as those from 'The Werewolf of Fever Swamp', 'Attack of the Jack-O-Lanterns', and the ... «Pedestrian TV, Jul 15»
3
Pink Floyd Reunited With Roger Waters 10 Years Ago This Week
"The thought of it makes me break out in a cold sweat," he told Rolling Stone last year. "I'm an older person. I'm really enjoying my life. I'm really ... «RollingStone.com, Jul 15»
4
OPINION: I've solved the mystery of the combustion engine
I break out into a cold sweat at the mere mention of the word carburettor. As far as I'm concerned, cars are designed to take me from point A to ... «The Sunshine Coast Daily, Jul 15»
5
5 Tips from A Pro Shark Wrangler on Staying Calm in the Water
So when you feel a cold sweat breaking out, remind yourself that panicking will only make things worse. “You put yourself in the food cycle ... «Outside Magazine, Jul 15»
6
Iron man test for seven of the best ...
It's enough to bring any non sports person out in a cold sweat just thinking about it - but in two weeks time seven hardy locals will take on the ... «Fife Today, Jul 15»
7
Jennifer Lawrence totally owns this off-duty beauty look!
If ditching the foundation like Jen brings you out in a cold sweat, cheat a little with the L'Occitane Pivoine Sublime CC Skin Tone Perfecting ... «Reveal, Jul 15»
8
Robot kills man: how Isaac Asimov dealt with this in his Robot series
And they have ceased causing people to break into a cold sweat over it, desensitised as we have become to such things. Early on in the ... «Scroll.in, Jul 15»
9
Parent Wise Screens aren't the enemy
The media has most parents in a cold sweat over what will become of their children's brains on digital devices. Parents are indeed breathless at ... «Monadnock Ledger Transcript, Jul 15»
10
Amazon Prime Day & The Fear of Missing Out
... many wondering if Amazon go all out with a crazy smorgasbord of deals to make the non-members rocking back and forth in a cold sweat . «Pulse, Jul 15»
REFERENCE
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