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nerveracking

nerveracking is the alternative form of nerve-racking.

Meaning of nerve-racking

Adjective

nerve-racking (comparative more nerve-racking, superlative most nerve-racking)

  1. Intensely irritating or distressing to the nerves.
    • His own greeting was equally cordial. "Still exploring!" he cried, as he shook them by the hand. "We will hope your new experiences will not be so nerve-racking as our last."1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019
    Synonyms:
    gut-wrenching

Questions about nerveracking

What is nerveracking the alternative form of?
Nerveracking is the alternative form of nerve-racking.

Words near nerveracking in the dictionary

  1. nervened
  2. nervening
  3. nervens
  4. nerverack
  5. nerveracked
  6. nerveracking
  7. nerveracks
  8. nerveroot
  9. nerves
  10. nerves of steel
  11. nerves out

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