clammy

Writing in his column in The Sunday Times, the 64-year-old said he had symptoms of feeling "clammy", a "tightness" in his chest, and "pins and needles" in his left arm after returning from a holiday.

According to the CDC, signs of heat exhaustion include heavy sweating; cold, pale and clammy skin; a fast, weak heart pulse; nausea or vomiting; muscle cramps; tiredness or weakness; dizziness; headache; and passing out.

Sweating ceases as blood flow to the skin stops, leaving it cold and clammy.

“Pleased to meet you,” said Gower, extending a cold, clammy hand.

Then, from Germany, the clammy nail-biter “The Teachers’ Lounge.”