See klam in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"english": "the autumn darkness longs clammy and wet",
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"english": "this clammy classroom",
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"english": "a warm, humid September evening with thunderstorms in the air",
"ref": "1990, Atle Næss, Kraften som beveger",
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"english": "she was… clammy in her hands when we shook hands",
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"english": "this clammy classroom",
"ref": "1994, Dag Solstad, Genanse og verdighet",
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"english": "a warm, humid September evening with thunderstorms in the air",
"ref": "1990, Atle Næss, Kraften som beveger",
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"english": "she was… clammy in her hands when we shook hands",
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"text": "hun var … klam i hendene da vi håndhilste",
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"english": "clammy sheets",
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