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nerve-racking

or Ա-ɰ·Բ

[ nurv-rak-ing ]

adjective

  1. extremely irritating, annoying, or trying:

    a nerve-racking day; a nerve-racking noise.



nerve-racking

adjective

  1. very distressing, exhausting, or harrowing
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of nerve-racking1

First recorded in 1805–15
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News columns and broadcasts this month were filled with nerve-racking warnings about threats to your health and safety.

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For others, it’s as nerve-racking as a root canal.

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David Addis, who also lives in Holywood, was travelling on Sunday so he was listening on the radio as the nerve-racking play unfolded.

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The final moments of Season 2 were a nerve-racking bookend to that initial search.

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"It makes me panic about income and whether people will want to work with me on other platforms. It's nerve-racking."

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