Definitions for nerve-wracking
nerve-wrack·ing

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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"

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1. nerve-wrackingadjective

   Intensely distressing or irritating to the nerves.

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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. Jamie Lynn Spears:

   Last year was a big year of just me on the road, promoting my EP and doing that, and I kind of got away from the writing, the creating music process, which for the first five years before that I was always tuned in to writing, and really being connected to the process of that, and when I went back in to write, it was kind of nerve-wracking. It’s so bizarre, whenever you come back in. It’s a vulnerable process, and it was kind of nerve-wracking, but I feel like I’m getting back in the groove of it.

2. Danny Willett:

   Words can't describe it, you hope that when you win you have a bit of breathing space coming to the last. I've only won one before and it was a five-hole play-off so it was a bit more nerve-wracking, we stuck to our game-plan, we said we were going to go aggressive and see if we could shoot another low score and put it out of reach for the other players. Luckily we did and it was a really good win.

3. Maisie Williams:

   The transition from Game of Thrones where I'm a small piece in a big puzzle, to something where you're taking the lead was very nerve-wracking, the role I play in 'The Falling,' Lydia, was a character that I wanted to show other people that I could do. I had to leave it at home, the nerves of carrying the film, and actually prove to people that I have more confidence in it.

4. Paul Kranhold:

   It was pretty nerve-wracking last night as that wind changed, i've got a four-bedroom house so I thought if I can save that, then I can take in those people whose homes are gone. They can come stay here because there's nowhere for many of them to go.

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.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=nerve-wracking
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Nerve-wracking
3. ^ ChatGPT
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