hair-raising adj
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hair-raising — adj frightening and dangerous in a way that is exciting ▪ a hair raising car chase … Dictionary of contemporary English
hair-raising — [adj] causing excitement bloodcurdling, breathtaking, chilling, cliff hanging, electrifying, exciting, frightening, shocking, spine chilling, spine tingling, suspenseful, terrifying; concepts 529,542,548 … New thesaurus
hair-raising — ADJ GRADED A hair raising experience, event, or story is very frightening but can also be exciting. ...hair raising rides at funfairs... Her truck is a very large pickup which she drives at hair raising speeds … English dictionary
hair-raising — hair′ rais ing adj. terrifying or horrifying: a hair raising encounter with death[/ex] • Etymology: 1895–1900 hair′ rais ing•ly, adv … From formal English to slang
hair-raising — [her′rāz΄iŋ] adj. causing, or thought of as causing, the hair to stand on end; terrifying or shocking hair raiser n … English World dictionary
hair-raising — /hair ray zing/, adj. terrifying or horrifying: We had a hair raising brush with death. [1895 1900] * * * … Universalium
hair-raising — adj. Hair raising is used with these nouns: ↑adventure, ↑experience, ↑tale … Collocations dictionary
hair-raising — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. frightening, terrifying. See fear. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. bloodcurdling, breathtaking, frightening, terrifying, hackle raising, spine tingling, electrifying, shocking, chilling, horrifying … English dictionary for students
hair-raising — [ˈheə ˌreɪzɪŋ] adj very frightening but exciting at the same time … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
hair´i|ness — hair|y «HAIR ee», adjective, hair|i|er, hair|i|est, noun, plural hair|ies. –adj. 1. covered with hair; having much hair: »hairy hads, a hairy ape … Useful english dictionary
