nerve-racking
or nerve-wrack·ing
extremely irritating, annoying, or trying: a nerve-racking day; a nerve-racking noise.
Origin of nerve-racking
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How to use nerve-racking in a sentence
“But bringing it to New York was a bit nerve-wracking,” he admits.
For anyone—not just a fan—the first time performing on camera can be nerve wracking.
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Waiting for the two-bit elevator was nerve wracking; hospitals always have such poky elevators.
Highways in Hiding | George Oliver Smith
These two months were very nerve wracking due to the continual bombing of Nuremburg which was only three miles away.
The Biography of a Rabbit | Roy BensonA wild, nerve-wracking cheer went up, as—sword in hand—Jean Bart led his boarders over the side of the Dutch vessel.
Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea | Charles H. L. JohnstonSuddenly a nerve-wracking, ear-piercing vibration filled the room.
A Son of the City | Herman Gastrell SeelyBut Janet preferred not to listen to the wind; it was too mournful, too nerve-wracking.
Janet Hardy in Hollywood | Ruthe S. Wheeler
British Dictionary definitions for nerve-racking
very distressing, exhausting, or harrowing
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