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/ˌnɝvˈɹækɪŋ/
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ADJECTIVE
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extremely irritating to the nerves
the stressful days before a war
nerve-racking noise
a trying day at the office
How To Use nerve-racking In A Sentence
- The women and children spent a nerve-racking day outside waiting while fighting continued around them.
- I met with them both in the morning to support them during this stressful and nerve-racking day.
- Hugging the spectacular Ligurian coast, the route tilted uphill immediately with a 15. 8-kilometer (9. 8-mile) climb followed by a nerve-racking descent full of hairpin curves with cliffs heading down to the sea lurking just over the guardrails. Menchov wins Stage 12 time trial to take Giro lead
- NORTON, Massachusetts Reuters - Ernie Els is a three-times major champion and has faced plenty of pressure in his glittering career but he had to survive a nerve-racking finish to the Deutsche Bank Championship on Monday. Els withstands playoff pressure to move on in FedExCup
- Postponing a scheduled surgical procedure ratchets up stress in an already nerve-racking event.
- Likewise, we've endured the ever-dreaded swimsuit competition and the nerve-racking interview segment, in which at least one contestant routinely flops.
- The women and children spent a nerve-racking day outside waiting while fighting continued around them.
- Being allowed out on his own made Henry a little happier, but it was nerve-racking for everybody else. Henry’s Demons
- It's nerve-rackingly crowded, and people give me dirty looks," says Ms. Weinstein, a 33-year-old personal assistant at a music-production company. Risking Life and Limb,
- And yet, the result of reams of paperwork, hours of parenting classes, home visits, interviews, and nerve-racking times of waiting was glorious. Chicken Soup for the Soul: New Moms