hair-raisingadjective
uk/ˈheəˌreɪ.zɪŋ/us/ˈherˌreɪ.zɪŋ/very frightening:
She gave a hair-raising account of her escape through the desert.
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Describing things that cause fear
- awesome
- bloodcurdling
- chilling
- creepy
- fearsome
- frightening
- hairy
- horrible
- intimidating
- scary
- spine-chilling
- spine-tingling
- spooky
- terrifying
- traumatic
- white-knuckle