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nerve-wrack·ing

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. nerve-racking, nerve-wracking, stressful, tryingadjective

    extremely irritating to the nerves

    "nerve-racking noise"; "the stressful days before a war"; "a trying day at the office"

Wiktionary

  1. nerve-wrackingadjective

    Intensely distressing or irritating to the nerves.

ChatGPT

  1. nerve-wracking

    Nerve-wracking refers to a situation, event or experience that causes significant stress, anxiety or unease, often involving intense pressure or difficulty. It generally pertains to situations that are mentally straining or emotionally distressing.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of nerve-wracking in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of nerve-wracking in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of nerve-wracking in a Sentence

  1. Essential Quality:

    It got a little nerve wracking with both horses still to go and the rail still being out there, i think it'll be a good spot. He's got good tactical speed that he'll be able to get into a good position from there.

  2. Joey Gonzalez:

    It was very nerve-wracking and a real barrier of entry because I thought it would be too hard.

  3. Kristin Sausville:

    It was more nerve-wracking to be the only person on stage, on the one hand, it was nice not to have to worry about what anyone else was wagering, but at the same time, it meant that all of the contestant coordinators, compliance people, and stage crew were standing around me.

  4. Corrie Moreau:

    It was nerve-wracking, because you want to protect as much of it as you can, taking the first steps and pulling off part of the abdomen was very stressful, but it was also kind of exhilarating to know that we might be able to address a question that has been unanswered for almost 100 years that can't be answered any other way.

  5. Niklas Edin:

    It’s going to be a super, super interesting final, i think it might be nerve-wracking to play, but I think it’s going to be a super well-played game.


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