| 单词 | hackle-raising |
| 释义 | > as lemmashackle-raising hackle-raising adj. causing the hair to stand up at the back of the neck; terrifying, spine-chilling. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > anger > [adjective] > causing anger angering1596 provocativea1600 incensive1633 provokinga1643 provocating1651 aggravating1685 inflammatorya1711 provocatory1870 hackle-raising1935 1935 Washington Post 16 May 9/4 Young North steps into things, notably a couple of hackle-raising fights. 1956 E. C. Hiscock Around World in Wanderer III vii. 100 Most evenings..the hackle-raising rat-tat-tat of the drums vibrated out across the lagoon. 1987 Los Angeles Times 20 June v. 6/5 Passengers are immediately thrust into a 360-degree loop, then an even more hackle-raising series of 135-degree..banks. 2015 D. Nicholas Throne of Darkness xxxi. 247 Now and then, a peal of eerie, hackle-raising laughter would ring out over the blood-soaked field. < as lemmas |
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