white-knuckle

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Определение white-knuckle в Английский Язык Турецкий язык словарь

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Определение white-knuckle в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь

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.

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

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

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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 flyer

{i} (Slang) person who is anxious and agitated about flying

white knuckle ride

Alternative spelling of white-knuckle ride