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nerve-racking
[ nurv-rak-ing ]
adjective
- extremely irritating, annoying, or trying:
a nerve-racking day; a nerve-racking noise.
nerve-racking
adjective
- very distressing, exhausting, or harrowing
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Word History and Origins
Origin of nerve-racking1
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Example Sentences
I had seen a number of people being blindfolded and taken into other buildings, so it was extremely nerve-racking.
"It's been a long and nerve-racking couple of months," Onymous said before disappearing into the ether of the Internet.
But even during the live performance, which could be nerve-racking for veteran singers, they showed no fear.
He made the mere unlocking of the door a nerve-racking sound, and stamped in swearing under his breath.
Freckles idly wondered whether the nerve-racking rasps they occasionally emitted indicated domestic felicity or a raging quarrel.
Even the dullest of the guests felt that, and to the intuitive, the stately progress of the meal was nerve-racking.
Then rises the roar that has been held pent up during the last few nerve-racking minutes.
They were now drawing close upon the fugitives, who were having a nerve-racking time dodging those numerous roots.
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