clammy
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“In the ‘morning’ the air is thick; it hangs in a clammy, damp mass that you can all but grasp with your hands.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025
Symptoms of heat exhaustion include clammy skin, nausea, vomiting, dizziness, fainting and muscle cramps.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 30, 2025
Then, from Germany, the clammy nail-biter “The Teachers’ Lounge.”
From Seattle Times • Mar. 12, 2024
Symptoms can include: chest pain; tightness or pain in the arms, neck, jaw, back or stomach; feeling dizzy or lightheaded; feeling tired or out of breath; nausea, and feeling sweaty or clammy.
From BBC • Mar. 10, 2024
Purvis noted that the president's breathing was weak and his skin pale and clammy.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
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