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hair-raising

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hair-rais·ing (hârrzng)
adj.
Causing excitement, terror, or thrills.
hair-raising
adj
inspiring horror; terrifying a hair-raising drop of 600 feet
hair-raiser  n
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Adj.1.hair-raising - extremely alarming
bloodcurdling, nightmarish
alarming - frightening because of an awareness of danger
hair-raising
Translations
hair-raising [ˈhɛəˌreɪzɪŋ] ADJ [story, adventure] → espeluznante
hair-raising [ˈhɛəˌreɪzɪŋ] adj (story, adventure) → da far rizzare i capelli, terrificante
hair-raising [ˈhɛəˌreɪzɪŋ] adj (story, adventure) → da far rizzare i capelli, terrificante


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The young blades would have it that none other than old Noah himself had come on board with the remnants of the Lost Tribes, and to elderly female passengers spun hair-raising accounts of the sinking of an entire tropic island by volcanic and earthquake action.
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It was a provoking, mocking peal, with a hair-raising, screeching over-note of defiance.
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