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nerve-shredder

nerve-shredder noun: something very suspenseful.

Noun

nerve-shredder (plural nerve-shredders)

  1. (idiomatic) something very suspenseful

Forms of nerve-shredder

pluralnerve-shredders

Questions about nerve-shredder

What does nerve-shredder mean?
Nerve-shredder means something very suspenseful.
What part of speech is nerve-shredder?
Nerve-shredder is a noun.
What is the plural of nerve-shredder?
The plural of nerve-shredder is nerve-shredders.

Words near nerve-shredder in the dictionary

  1. nerve-rack
  2. nerve-racked
  3. nerve-racking
  4. nerve-rackingly
  5. nerve-racks
  6. nerve-shredder
  7. nerve-shredders
  8. nerve-shredding
  9. nerve-wrack
  10. nerve-wracked
  11. nerve-wracking

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