Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Causing excitement, terror, or thrills.
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- adjective Causing
fear ;scary .
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- adjective extremely alarming
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Examples
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The rise of the Nazis, and the involvement of some famous Nazis makes this story all the more hair-raising.
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One popular excursion is called Suicide Gorge for a series of hair-raising jumps and slides from rocks dozens of feet above the water.
Between a Rock and a Waterfall Peter Wonacott 2011
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There are some really funny Buddhist stories like the one about the zen master being scared shitless being driven in a car along hair-raising roads … but being present with his scared shitlessness.
Suffering and Enlightenment « Tales from the Reading Room 2009
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The rise of the Nazis, and the involvement of some famous Nazis makes this story all the more hair-raising.
Kristine Kathryn Rusch » Recommended Reading List: January, 2010 2010
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He describes himself as a "footballing defender" ie watch out for hair-raising balls across the back-line.
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Djanogly Gallery, Lakeside Arts Centre, to 5 FebRobert ClarkYou could say Jennifer West makes action movies: her 16mm films are full of thrills, spills and hair-raising feats.
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A hair-raising view out the window is of the Dadu River below.
Saving the Secret Towers Mitch Moxley 2011
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Twenty-four miles of bridge, minus the last hair-raising few, stretched out low and mostly flat over the calm waters of the lake.
Darkness Becomes Her Kelly Keaton 2011
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Wood was sent off after joining in a fight that had started when Agulla reacted to Ashton's hair-raising stunt.
Northampton and Leicester punch drunk as the bad blood remains 2011
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From vicious viruses to hair-raising hacks to killer robots, CNet's gadget blog rounds up some truly frightening tech events.
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