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- verb Present participle of
wrack .
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Examples
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It's so nerve-wracking, which is exhausting, "she said.
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It's amazingly cool to be at the center of attention like this, and yet it's also scary and nerve-wracking.
Writers' Weekend July 22-25 jaylake 2010
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"Fascinated with the meeting of memory and language, adept at conjuring states of mind, and haunted by the violence wracking his homeland, Hemon is a stoic tragedian and a brilliant satirist."
The Question of Bruno by Aleksandar Hemon: Book summary 2010
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I was wracking my brain thinking, "I don't really have a song that carries any sort of sports message or a competitive message."
Mike Ragogna: Crosstalk Thursday: Conversations with Billy Currington, Brett Dennen, Al DiMeola, and Yellowjackets' Bob Mintzer Mike Ragogna 2011
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Nerve-wracking pace and atmosphere camouflage wild coincidences.
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I think it's soaked up pheremones from all the other nerve-wracking events
Nebula Weekend, days 2-3 eugie 2010
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They wouldn't require "saving" if they would learn to live within their means instead of wracking up huge credit debts for unneeded luxuries.
CNN Poll: Only one in eight say economic recovery underway 2009
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When I got to finally step on that stage--and they have that old piece of the original Opry where you stand--you could feel the presence which was eerie and it was intimidating, nerve wracking, and it was so many things all in one.
Mike Ragogna: The Hit Men Hit Christmas (Exclusive Audio), Chatting With Ricky Scaggs and Kip Moore, Plus Billy Joel's Box Mike Ragogna 2011
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It's amazingly cool to be at the center of attention like this, and yet it's also scary and nerve-wracking.
Feelin' the love ktempest 2010
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When I got to finally step on that stage--and they have that old piece of the original Opry where you stand--you could feel the presence which was eerie and it was intimidating, nerve wracking, and it was so many things all in one.
Mike Ragogna: The Hit Men Hit Christmas (Exclusive Audio), Chatting With Ricky Scaggs and Kip Moore, Plus Billy Joel's Box Mike Ragogna 2011
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