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My #1 job as a thriller author is to give readers the best white-knuckle thrill ride I am capable of. I am first and foremost in the entertainment business. If that suspenseful ride is also terrifying because it hits really close to home, then I am once again doing what I am supposed to do as a thriller author.
Brad Thor

Meaning of "white-knuckle" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WHITE-KNUCKLE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WHITE-KNUCKLE

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

WHAT DOES WHITE-KNUCKLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of white-knuckle in the English dictionary

The definition of white-knuckle in the dictionary is causing or experiencing fear or anxiety.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WHITE-KNUCKLE

white-collar worker
white-eye
white-faced
white-footed mouse
white-fronted tern
white-haired
white-haired boy
white-hat
white-headed
white-headed boy
white-hot
white-lipped peccary
white-livered
White-Out
white-slaver
white-spotted hyla
white-tailed deer
white-tailed eagle
white-tie
white-trash

WORDS THAT END LIKE WHITE-KNUCKLE

bare-knuckle
bruckle
buckle
chuckle
honeysuckle
huckle
knuckle
muckle
near the knuckle
parbuckle
penuckle
puckle
ruckle
suckle
swashbuckle
tackle
truckle
trumpet honeysuckle
turnbuckle
unbuckle

Synonyms and antonyms of white-knuckle in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «white-knuckle» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WHITE-KNUCKLE

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

Translator English - Chinese

白热化
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

blanco - nudillo
570 millions of speakers

English

white-knuckle
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सफेद अंगुली
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بيضاء برجمة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

бело- кулака
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

branco-junta
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সাদা গিঁট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

white-knuckle
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berus putih
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Weißknöchel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

手に汗握る
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

화이트 너클
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Putih-knuckle
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trắng khớp
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வெள்ளை கணு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पांढरा-नळ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

beyaz boğum
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

white- knuckle
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

biało- golonka
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

біло - кулака
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

alb - ciolan
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λευκό - στρώνομαι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wit - kneukel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

white- knuckle
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

white- knuckle
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of white-knuckle

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WHITE-KNUCKLE»

The term «white-knuckle» is regularly used and occupies the 102.463 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WHITE-KNUCKLE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about white-knuckle

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QUOTES WITH «WHITE-KNUCKLE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word white-knuckle.
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Brad Thor
My #1 job as a thriller author is to give readers the best white-knuckle thrill ride I am capable of. I am first and foremost in the entertainment business. If that suspenseful ride is also terrifying because it hits really close to home, then I am once again doing what I am supposed to do as a thriller author.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WHITE-KNUCKLE»

Discover the use of white-knuckle in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to white-knuckle and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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White Knuckle Faith
This story of God's immense faithfulness was written to encourage readers to trust, to persevere, and most of all, to fully grip the promises of God.
R. Andrew Huddleston, 2004
2
White Knuckle:
White Knuckle is a complex and intense psychological thriller, distorting the ever-popular “retired gunslinger” motif into a rain-slick urban fantasy of murderous men and the needs that drive them.
Cy Dethan, 2012
3
The Right Seat Handbook: A White-Knuckle Flier's Guide to ...
If your favorite passenger tends to be nervous or you're tired of being asked why you spend so much time at the airport, this passenger-friendly guide could be your ticket to peace.
‎1994
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White Knuckle Territory
Describes a white-water canoeing adventure where Laura and her friend Fleur learn about the paddling techniques, equipment, and safety precautions, before they go down Rangitaiki river. Suggested level: primary, intermediate.
Angie Belcher, New Zealand. Learning Media, New Zealand. Department of Education, 1996
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The Selfish Brain: Learning from Addiction
They experience the period of abstinence the way dieters experience a strict diet, as a temporary deprivation. Addicts "white knuckle" through the experience of willful abstinence, meaning that they mentally grit their teeth and cling desperately ...
Robert L. DuPont, 1997
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White Teeth
But the truth is that Zadie Smith’s voice is remarkably, fluently, and altogether wonderfully her own. At the center of this invigorating novel are two unlikely friends, Archie Jones and Samad Iqbal.
Zadie Smith, 2003
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NTC's Thematic Dictionary of American Slang
He is one uptight guy. Don't get uptight be- fore the test. white-knuckle 1. mod. having to do with an event that creates a lot of ten- sion, especially an airplane flight. I had a real white-knuckle session with the boss today. We came in during the ...
Richard Spears, 1999
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Is This the Way to Madagascar?
' In all her travels across the globe, Lydia Laube had always wanted to visit the intriguing island of Madagascar and meet its famous residents, the lemurs.
Lydia Laube, 2010
9
Final Theory: A Novel
When his physicist mentor is murdered for his possible knowledge about Einstein's Unified Field Theory, physics professor David Swift is swept up by a violent struggle for control of the information and its staggering potential.
Mark Alpert, 2009
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The Ultimate Weight Solution: The 7 Keys to Weight Loss Freedom
Admit it: every time you ever started a new diet, you tried to white-knuckle it with willpower, didn't you? And the more you white-knuckled it, the more intensely you desired what you were resisting! You might be able to white- knuckle it for a ...
Phil McGraw, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WHITE-KNUCKLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term white-knuckle is used in the context of the following news items.
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London's flamboyant Olympic tower to get white-knuckle new addition
Many visitors to London's ArcelorMittal Orbit, a large public sculpture that doubles as an observation tower, have remarked that it could use a slide. Looks like ... «Mother Nature Network, Aug 15»
2
Rio 'white-knuckle' ride looms
“We'll have a white-knuckle ride, there's no question about that as we head towards it,” Gosper told Reuters on Sunday at the International Olympic Congress ... «Independent Online, Aug 15»
3
Watch this white-knuckle jumbo jet landing in tenacious Amsterdam …
Passengers on a KLM Asia flight experienced a dramatic end to their trip on Saturday when they landed in Amsterdam, which at the time was experiencing what ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
4
WATCH: Plane's white-knuckle landing on Route 72 captured on cam
(Note: You may need to be logged in to Facebook to view the video.) STAFFORD — Video released by the Stafford Police Department shows the heart-pounding ... «NJ.com, Jul 15»
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Dave Chappelle review – an outrageous white-knuckle ride
Dave Chappelle review – an outrageous white-knuckle ride ... routine about Bill Cosby and rape, at which point we're set fair for a comic white-knuckle ride. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
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£250000 Voltar white-knuckle ride opens at Pleasure Island theme …
A NEW £250,000 white-knuckle ride is set to open at Cleethorpes' Pleasure Island this weekend. Owners of the park today said the latest family white-knuckle ... «Grimsby Telegraph, Jul 15»
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“Ghost Fleet:” A Vision of White-Knuckle Warfare in the Information …
If a major war broke out on Earth below, what would happen aboard the International Space Station? This and a dozen other wild “what ifs” are answered in the ... «Council on Foreign Relations, Jun 15»
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IndyCar: Rahal wins white-knuckle thriller at Fontana
Graham Rahal took victory after one of the most exhilarating and terrifying all-action races seen in the Verizon IndyCar Series. «crash.net, Jun 15»
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Spider bites, military checkpoints and a white-knuckle ride through …
From the 'Tunnel of Death' in mountainous Central Asia to blistering heat in the African desert, an adventurous couple allowed nothing to stand in their way ... «Daily Mail, Jun 15»
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Sicario review: Emily Blunt cracks the cartel in a white-knuckle thriller
Villeneuve handles conventional action sequences terrifically well, and also places this white-knuckle material within a general atmosphere of nihilist ... «The Guardian, May 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. White-Knuckle [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/white-knuckle>. May 2024 ».
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