white knuckle

English - Turkish

Definition of white knuckle in English Turkish dictionary: beyaz boğum; beyaz boğum

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Definition of white knuckle in English English dictionary
white knuckle ride: Alternative spelling of white-knuckle ride
white-knuckle: Causing fear, excitement, apprehension, suspense, or nervousness
BP said its capped-off well appeared to be holding steady Friday morning, almost midway into a white-knuckle waiting period in which engineers watched the pressure gauges for signs of a leak.
white-knuckle ride: An extremely exciting ride at an amusement park, etc., where one's hands grip on so tightly that the knuckles appear white
A newly-devised ‘white-knuckle’ ride in a funfair was named ‘the Braveheart ride’.
white-knuckle ride: Any extremely exciting or nerve-wracking experience
They must be insane to think Judy Finnegan would retire from the daily white-knuckle ride that is live television with Richard Madeley.
white-knuckle: In a fairground, a white-knuckle ride is any large machine that people ride on which is very exciting but also frightening. white-knuckle rides such as the rollercoaster
white-knuckle: A white-knuckle experience is something that you find very exciting but also very frightening. a hellish white-knuckle ride through the heavy London traffic. a white-knuckle ride at a fairground makes you feel excited and afraid at the same time
white-knuckle flyer: {i} (Slang) person who is anxious and agitated about flying

white knuckle

Hyphenation

White knuck·le

hwayt nʌkıl

/ˈhwīt ˈnəkəl/ /ˈhwaɪt ˈnʌkəl/

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