hair-raising

[ hair-rey-zing ]
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adjective
  1. terrifying or horrifying: We had a hair-raising brush with death.

Origin of hair-raising

1
First recorded in 1895–1900

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British Dictionary definitions for hair-raising

hair-raising

adjective
  1. inspiring horror; terrifying: a hair-raising drop of 600 feet

Derived forms of hair-raising

  • hair-raiser, noun

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