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单词 white-knuckle
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white-knuckle

[ hwahyt-nuhk-uhl, wahyt- ]
/ ˈʰwaɪtˈnʌk əl, ˈwaɪt- /

adjective Informal.

causing fear, apprehension, or panic: The plane made a white-knuckle approach to the fogged-in airport.
experiencing fear, terror, or apprehension: The white-knuckle crowd loved that director's newest horror movie.
Often white-knuck·led .

Words nearby white-knuckle

White House, white hunter, white infarct, white iron, white knight, white-knuckle, white-knuckle paddler, white lady, whitelash, Whitelaw, white lead
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British Dictionary definitions for white-knuckle

white-knuckle

adjective

causing or experiencing fear or anxietya white-knuckle ride
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
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