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āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
white-knuckle
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white-knuckle
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āĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸āĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āĻ§āĻāĻ°, āĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻā§āĻāĻāĻ°
used to describe something intense, thrilling, or nerve-wracking, often causing fear or excitement
Informal
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
It was a white-knuckle moment when the car skidded on ice.
āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻāĻ¨āĻžāĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻŽā§āĻšā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ¯āĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻ°āĻĢā§ āĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
to white-knuckle
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āĻļāĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻ§āĻ°āĻž, āĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻļāĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻ§āĻ°āĻž
to grip something very tightly due to fear, stress, or excitement
Informal
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
I was white-knuckling the roller coaster bar the entire ride.
āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§ āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻĄ āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻ°ā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻ°āĻāĻŋ white-knuckle āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻ§āĻ°ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĻžāĻŽāĨ¤
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