nerve-racking
adjective
nerve-rack·ing
ˈnərv-ˌra-kiŋ 
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or nerve-wracking
: extremely trying on the nerves
a nerve-racking ordeal
The job interview was a nerve-racking experience.
Examples of nerve-racking in a Sentence
the nerve-racking wait to learn the identities of the passengers who were killed in the plane crash
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Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 16 June 2025
This is the nerve-racking question that has been circling in the mind of the Venezuelan mother in New York City all week.
—Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 27 May 2025
What could be an exciting, life-changing experience can turn into a nerve-racking encounter that many people of color do not want to have again.
—Serena Billett, Charlotte Observer, 20 May 2025
One of them is a nerve-racking, crosscutting game of misdirection and accumulating danger atop a balance beam.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 19 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for nerve-racking
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“Nerve-racking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nerve-racking. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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