page-turner

[ peyj-tur-ner ]

/ ˈpeɪdʒˌtɜr nər /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR page-turner ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a book so exciting or gripping that one is compelled to read it very rapidly.

Origin of page-turner

First recorded in 1970–75

Words nearby page-turner

pager, Paget, page-three, Paget's cell, Paget's disease, page-turner, Paget-von Schrötter syndrome, pageview, paginal, paginate, pagination

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Example sentences from the Web for page-turner

He constantly demotes Andrew to page-turner, and then promotes him back to the band.
‘Whiplash’ Is Sundance’s Hottest Film, A Music-Themed Drama Starring Miles Teller and J.K. Simmons|Marlow Stern|January 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The whole process of making a book into a page-turner is all about the rubber bands placed inside the text.
Lawrence Wright: How I Write|Noah Charney|May 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Cookbook For those who like consuming decadence, Fat is a page-turner.
Nigella Lawson's Favorites|Nigella Lawson|June 24, 2009|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for page-turner

page-turner

noun

an exciting novel, such as a thriller, with a fast-moving story

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	page-turner
释义	page-turner [ peyj-tur-ner ] / ˈpeɪdʒˌtɜr nər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR page-turner ON THESAURUS.COM noun a book so exciting or gripping that one is compelled to read it very rapidly. Origin of page-turner First recorded in 1970–75 Words nearby page-turner pager, Paget, page-three, Paget's cell, Paget's disease, page-turner, Paget-von Schrötter syndrome, pageview, paginal, paginate, pagination Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for page-turner He constantly demotes Andrew to page-turner, and then promotes him back to the band. ‘Whiplash’ Is Sundance’s Hottest Film, A Music-Themed Drama Starring Miles Teller and J.K. Simmons\|Marlow Stern\|January 24, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The whole process of making a book into a page-turner is all about the rubber bands placed inside the text. Lawrence Wright: How I Write\|Noah Charney\|May 22, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Cookbook For those who like consuming decadence, Fat is a page-turner. Nigella Lawson's Favorites\|Nigella Lawson\|June 24, 2009\|DAILY BEAST British Dictionary definitions for page-turner page-turner noun an exciting novel, such as a thriller, with a fast-moving story Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to page-turner tension, anxiety, apprehension, confusion, uncertainty, doubt, insecurity, thriller, expectancy, hesitation, impatience, expectation, indecision, wavering, irresolution, perplexity, dilemma, eagerness, hesitancy, indecisiveness
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page-turner

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