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单词 hair-raising
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hair-raising

adjective
A hair-raising experience, event, or story is very frightening but can also be exciting.
...hair-raising rides at funfairs.
Her truck is a very large pickup which she drives at hair-raising speeds.
Synonyms: frightening, shocking, alarming, thrilling More Synonyms of hair-raising

hair-raising in British English

adjective
inspiring horror; terrifying
a hair-raising drop of 600 feet
Derived forms
hair-raiser (ˈhair-ˌraiser)
noun

hair-raising in American English

(ˈhɛrˌreɪzɪŋ)
adjective
causing, or thought of as causing, the hair to stand on end; terrifying or shocking
Derived forms
hair-raiser (ˈhair-ˌraiser)
noun

Examples of 'hair-raising' in a sentence
hair-raising

NOW that's what you call a hair-raising experience.
The Sun (2016)
NOW that's what you call a hair-raising experience.
The Sun (2016)
The idea is to test ourselves against the clock during a hair-raising descent.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
One hair-raising descent nearly left me with a permanent falsetto voice.
The Sun (2013)
Yet some are notching up hair-raising experiences that make them stand out from the crowd.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Bear has experienced some hair-raising animal encounters while filming but says the real hero is his cameraman.
The Sun (2007)
Her truck is a very large pickup which she drives at hair-raising speeds.
Eddison, Sydney A Patchwork Garden: Unexpected Pleasures from a Country Garden (1990)
The 15-minute drive to training was a hair-raising experience along dirt roads.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Here, he tells of his hair-raising experiences.
The Sun (2011)
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