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Definition of hair-raising adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

hair-raising

adjective

/ˈheə reɪzɪŋ/

/ˈher reɪzɪŋ/

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extremely frightening but often exciting
- a hair-raising adventure/story
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
Hair-raising is used with these nouns:
adventure
experience
tale
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