Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Characterized by tense nervousness or apprehension.
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- adjective idiomatic Causing
fear ,excitement ,apprehension ,suspense , ornervousness .
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Examples
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“The atmosphere is dark, and treachery abounds, making this story white-knuckle reading in the extreme.”
Etched in Bone Adrian Phoenix 2011
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How will you white-knuckle your way through the next two months?
Lighten Up Peter Walsh 2011
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The Jets won 11 games in the regular season, and many of them came down to white-knuckle finishes.
Jets Have Reasons to Believe Scott Cacciola 2011
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“The atmosphere is dark, and treachery abounds, making this story white-knuckle reading in the extreme.”
Etched in Bone Adrian Phoenix 2011
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At the same time, financial markets are expected to remain prone to kind of white-knuckle swings seen over the past six weeks or so.
Pivot Point: Investors Lose Faith in Stocks Tom Lauricella 2011
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That Skyway is reserved for New Jersey white-knuckle driving.
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The white-knuckle stretch from Monterey to Saltilo has now been bypassed with a beautifully engineered toll road.
New Autopista 2009
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Hurd had also been quoted as saying that Final Orbit has “all of the classic cat-and-mouse, edge-of-your-seat elements to be a fantastic white-knuckle thriller.”
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The white-knuckle stretch from Monterey to Saltilo has now been bypassed with a beautifully engineered toll road.
New Autopista 2009
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Gold prices largely enjoyed the mayhem, but even that haven has experienced some white-knuckle volatility, especially in August.
The Summer of Our Discontent Dave Kansas 2011
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