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Meanings of nerve-racking in English

Extremely irritating to the nerves.

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Usage of nerve-racking in English
1
The boys stopped their work, fascinated with the nerve-racking intensity of it.
The Wonder Island Boys: The Mysteries of the Caverns
2
It's nerve-racking but at the same time you want to do it.'
The Guardian
3
A generous though nerve-racking crash of thunder changed the current of conversation.
The Day of the Dog
4
It was both exciting and nerve-racking at the same time, Grady added.
Hearts of grey
5
Also it is hardly to be endured; it hits a nerve-racking frequency.
The Door Into Summer
6
He showed his disapproval by plunging and side jumping with nerve-racking persistency.
Judith of the Godless Valley
7
They do not realize how your nerve-racking adventures have shattered your strength.
The Perils of Pauline
8
Doubtlessly Yakaga was saving for him more refined tortures, more exquisite nerve-racking.
Lost Face
9
No worry, no nerve-racking, and always the tremendous beauty to inspire one!
The Man Thou Gavest
10
All I could feel was horrible nerve-racking fire coming from my limbs.
Monster Hunter International
11
The idea of taking on boiling oil was a bit nerve-racking.
Reuters
12
Which is why making the trunk is nerve-racking work from beginning to end.
The Elephant Vanishes
13
Here in the semidarkness, suited and armed, the waiting could soon become nerve-racking.
Dogs of war
14
The mode of life of the latter is less healthy and more nerve-racking.
The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, V...
15
It was by far the most nerve-racking part of the trip.
Tenting To-night / A Chronicle of Sport and Adventure in Glacier...
16
It would make for an extremely nerve-racking first return trip to the bathroom.
The Guardian
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Nerve-racking through the time
Nerve-racking across language varieties
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