nerve-jangling

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

nerve +‎ jangling

Adjective[edit]

nerve-jangling (comparative more nerve-jangling, superlative most nerve-jangling)

  1. Synonym of nerve-racking
    • 2021 May 15, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea 0-1 Leicester”, in BBC Sport‎[1]:
      Leicester's fans - inside Wembley as 21,000 supporters formed the biggest attendance since lockdown - had to survive a nerve-jangling closing phase before they could celebrate the win in their first final since 1969.
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