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Meaning of "nerve-racking" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF NERVE-RACKING

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NERVE-RACKING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Nerve-Racking is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES NERVE-RACKING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of nerve-racking in the English dictionary

The definition of nerve-racking in the dictionary is very distressing, exhausting, or harrowing.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NERVE-RACKING

nerve
nerve agent
nerve block
nerve cell
nerve centre
nerve ending
nerve fibre
nerve gas
nerve growth factor
nerve impulse
nerve specialist
nerve-wracking
nerveless
nervelessly
nervelessness
nervelet
nerver
nerves
Nervi
nervier

WORDS THAT END LIKE NERVE-RACKING

attacking
backing
banking
blocking
checking
clicking
fucking
hacking
kicking
lacking
licking
locking
mocking
packing
picking
rocking
shocking
stocking
sucking
tracking
trucking

Synonyms and antonyms of nerve-racking in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «NERVE-RACKING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «nerve-racking» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of nerve-racking

Translation of «nerve-racking» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NERVE-RACKING

Find out the translation of nerve-racking to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of nerve-racking from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «nerve-racking» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

伤脑筋的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

que destroza los nervios
570 millions of speakers

English

nerve-racking
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

तंत्रिका चालाकी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مُقْلِقٌ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

раздражающий
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

angustiante
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্নায়ুর উপর চাপ দেয় এমন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

stressant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Saraf
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

nervenaufreibend
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

神経をすり減らす
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

신경을 거스르는
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nerve-racking
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

làm đau đầu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நரம்பு-சாதனைகள் புரிய
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मज्जातंतू- racking
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sinir bozucu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

esasperante
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wykańczający nerwowo
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

який діє на нерви
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

enervant
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βασανιστικός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

senutergend
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

läskig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

nervepirrende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of nerve-racking

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NERVE-RACKING»

The term «nerve-racking» is regularly used and occupies the 73.394 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NERVE-RACKING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about nerve-racking

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10 QUOTES WITH «NERVE-RACKING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word nerve-racking.
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Michael Caine
Presenting the Oscars was the most nerve-racking job I have ever done in show business. It's very much a live show: they have comedy writers waiting in the wings, and as you come off between presentations, they hand you an appropriate gag to tell.
2
Donny Deutsch
Changes in my personal life are nerve-racking for me.
3
Craig Ferguson
I just do my thing and try each show to be more honest about why I am and who I am. It's quite tricky and actually nerve-racking to do that. It's kind of a happy train wreck.
4
Emilia Fox
When I was four, we had to choose a musical instrument to play at school, and I chose the cello. I played until I was 18, and although I found it nerve-racking to play solo, I loved playing in an orchestra. When I left school I didn't carry on with it, which I regret.
5
Jon Hamm
It's definitely nerve-racking to be the center of attention. I'm not the kind of an actor that just craves attention 24-7 - but it's part of the deal. You're the leader on the set.
6
Lydia Ko
A 3-foot putt can be more nerve-racking than a 9-foot putt because a 3-foot putt you should be getting in. A 9-footer, there's a chance it won't go in.
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Leslie Mann
Auditioning is so nerve-racking.
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Cindy Margolis
I made my career off posing in swimsuits and doing all the swimsuit issues and posters, but I will tell you that that little bit of material on an itsy-bitsy bikini - taking that off was very nerve-racking the first time.
9
Eddie Marsan
I'm used to being in front of camera and knowing what to think. But if you're asking me to be me, I get very self-conscious. My job isn't to be me. Being an actor, people think you can do a eulogy at a funeral, a speech at a wedding. I find all that very nerve-racking.
10
Audrina Patridge
I definitely feel much more comfortable in front of the cameras after 'The Hills.' Before, it was much more nerve-racking.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NERVE-RACKING»

Discover the use of nerve-racking in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to nerve-racking and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Warning: Don't Try This at Home: 50 Dangerous and Nerve ...
Until now, there just hasn't been a book that passes down the inside information that everyone really needs and wants - namely, how to make marvelous mischief.
Lou Harry, Ed Wenck, 2009
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Prevention's Healing with Vitamins: The Most Effective ...
Nerve-Racking. Disease. Leonard Flynn of Morganville, New Jersey, considers himself lucky. Diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) in 1988, the organic chemist believes he is healthier now than he has been in years. To prove it, he climbed ...
Alice Feinstein, 1996
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A Roaring Girl: An Interview with the Thinking Man's Hooker
If I do work that is distasteful and nerve racking, I should get a hundred percent of the profits. And make no mistake, prostitution is nerve racking---especially flatbacking. I can't prove it, but I'd wager it's somewhat nerve racking even when ...
H. A. Carson, 2010
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Oxford American Writer's Thesaurus
WORD LINKS ' neural relating to nerves in the body neuralgia pain along a nerve in the body neurosurgery surgery performed on the nervous system nerve- racking adjective it's the waiting that's the most nerve-racking: stressful, anxious,  ...
‎2012
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Harrap's essential English Dictionary
2 You lose your nerve when you lose your courage or calmness and you begin to be afraid or to panic. nerve-racking /'n3:vrakirj/ adjective A nerve-racking experience is something that makes you feel extremely anxious or worried: The first ...
‎1996
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Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Polish with CD-ROM: ...
nerve-racking /'nsrv,raekrg/ adjective If an experience is nerve—racking, it makes you very nervous: a nerve-racking experience D denerwujacy, wykanczajacy nerwowo nerves /n3:vz/ noun [plural] 1 Q the state of being nervous: I need ...
Cambridge University Press, 2011
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Healing with Vitamins: Straight from Nature, Backed by ...
NERVE-RACKING. DISEASE. Justas. electrical wires are covered with an insulation that keeps them running smoothly and safely separates them from surrounding walls, your nerves are covered with an insulating barrier that keeps their ...
Rodale Health Books Editors, The Editors of Rodale Health Books, 2009
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Inferiority Feelings: In the Individual and the Group
The subject appears to be seeking for a way out of a nerve-racking situation (38 per cent of nervous actions). ... actions clearly expresses the desire 'to do something or other', but here again the nerve-racking situation remains unchanged.
Oliver Brachfeld, 2013
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Secrets of Power Salary Negotiating
Chapter. 36. Negotiating. a. Raise. in. Pay. Can. Be. Nerve-Racking. Let's face it: Sitting down and negotiating an increase in pay with your boss isn't a thing anyone looks forward to. It's a tense negotiating situation. It's tense because so many ...
Roger Dawson, 2012
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World War Ii in Mid-America: Experiences from Rural ...
As he recalled, this in itself was nerve-racking, very nerve-racking. We'd get these air raids and I'd have to shut down the generator because we couldn't have any lights—visibility, you know. And I had to keep the telephones going. You could ...
Robert C. Daniels, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NERVE-RACKING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term nerve-racking is used in the context of the following news items.
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Manly Sea Eagles coach Geoff Toovey's sacking imminent
"It is the unknown, which is nerve-racking," Matai said. "New coach – we hear Trent Barrett is coming. That's nerve-racking not knowing what he ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
2
Choose your style wisely to make a great first impression, whatever …
Let's face it: what's most nerve-racking about making a good first impression is the fear of, well, not making a good first impression. Whether it's ... «Edmonton Journal, Jul 15»
3
Work Hard, Ski Hard: Essex Prescott, the Entrepreneur
We have a fair amount of boating experience but not a lot of restaurant experience, which is a little bit nerve-racking, but we figure that out as ... «Powder Magazine, Jul 15»
4
Saint Etienne's Pete Wiggs: What I miss about London
Despite having performed the score live before, he said: “It's nerve-racking. I'm going to have to do some practice. It's quite disconcerting as, ... «Evening Standard, Jul 15»
5
Davis beats out infield single in 10th as A's top Blue Jays
That was a little nerve-racking sitting there waiting on the verdict." Fernando Rodriguez (1-1) pitched the top half of the 10th for the win. «USA TODAY, Jul 15»
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Joni Preston's Coronation Street arrival sees Sarah Harding make …
This is one of my favourite soaps so it has been nerve-racking at times.” ITV Pictures. Sarah, who will appear in four episodes as Joni, ... «Manchester Evening News, Jul 15»
7
Working on a deadline: the struggle with sources
The story turned into the most nerve-racking and rewarding assignment I've had at my internship so far. Not every day is this long or hectic, but I ... «Florida Times-Union, Jul 15»
8
Time in Navy, Vietnam shaped a budding billionaire's life
Gross said one particularly nerve-racking experience at sea was a “seminal moment” that shaped the way he did business for decades after ... «Stars and Stripes, Jul 15»
9
Phoenix non-profit looking for next children's book author
I'm confident, but the first year through is nerve-racking," said Adams as he gave a tour at the agency's complex of the stacks and stacks of ... «azcentral.com, Jul 15»
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Bell, O'Keefe face Pinter challenge in Brookman's Betrayal
Nerve-racking” is how Bell describes her first time speaking Pinter's dialogue. “You can read these scenes and think, 'Nothing's happening ... «The Australian, Jul 15»

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