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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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  1. extremely frightening but often exciting
    • a hair-raising adventure/story
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryHair-raising is used with these nouns:
    • adventure
    • experience
    • tale
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