hair-raising
adjective/ˈheə reɪzɪŋ/
/ˈher reɪzɪŋ/
- 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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