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• nerve´-rack´ing|ly — nerve rack|ing or nerve wrack|ing «NURV RAK ihng», adjective. extremely irritating; causing great annoyance; very tiring: »a nerve racking day at the office. He felt cool and alert,…and, the nerve racking hours of waiting past, he listened for… …   Useful english dictionary

• nerve-rack|ing — or nerve wrack|ing «NURV RAK ihng», adjective. extremely irritating; causing great annoyance; very tiring: »a nerve racking day at the office. He felt cool and alert,…and, the nerve racking hours of waiting past, he listened for the starter s gun …   Useful english dictionary

• nerve-wrack|ing — nerve rack|ing or nerve wrack|ing «NURV RAK ihng», adjective. extremely irritating; causing great annoyance; very tiring: »a nerve racking day at the office. He felt cool and alert,…and, the nerve racking hours of waiting past, he listened for… …   Useful english dictionary

• nerve´-wrack´ing|ly — nerve rack|ing or nerve wrack|ing «NURV RAK ihng», adjective. extremely irritating; causing great annoyance; very tiring: »a nerve racking day at the office. He felt cool and alert,…and, the nerve racking hours of waiting past, he listened for… …   Useful english dictionary

• nerve-wracking or nerve-racking — nerve wrack|ing or nerve rack|ing [ nɜrv,rækıŋ ] adjective making you very nervous or worried …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• nerve-racking — nerve′ rack ing or nerve′ wrack ing adj. producing great anxiety, tension, or irritation • Etymology: 1805–15 …   From formal English to slang

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