hair-raising
[ hair-rey-zing ]
adjective
terrifying or horrifying: We had a hair-raising brush with death.
Origin of hair-raising
1First recorded in 1895–1900
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British Dictionary definitions for hair-raising
hair-raising
adjective
inspiring horror; terrifying: a hair-raising drop of 600 feet
Derived forms of hair-raising
- hair-raiser, noun
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