Nerve-racking
adjective
Causing a lot of stress or worry.
Waiting for the exam results was a nerve-racking experience.
Often appears as...
- nerve-racking experience
- nerve-racking situation
adjective
Causing a lot of stress or worry.
Waiting for the exam results was a nerve-racking experience.
Often appears as...
- nerve-racking experience
- nerve-racking situation
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Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Weight
Used for situations that put you on edge due to potential negative outcomes.
Watching the tightrope walker perform without a net was nerve-racking.
Pro Tip 2/3Extended Waiting
Often used when discussing long periods of stress, especially when waiting for something important.
The nerve-racking wait for his job interview results lasted two weeks.
Pro Tip 3/3High Stakes
Appropriate for situations where there's a lot to lose, enhancing the tension felt.
The final round of the competition was the most nerve-racking.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Weight
Used for situations that put you on edge due to potential negative outcomes.
Watching the tightrope walker perform without a net was nerve-racking.
Pro Tip 2/3Extended Waiting
Often used when discussing long periods of stress, especially when waiting for something important.
The nerve-racking wait for his job interview results lasted two weeks.
Pro Tip 3/3High Stakes
Appropriate for situations where there's a lot to lose, enhancing the tension felt.
The final round of the competition was the most nerve-racking.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Weight
Used for situations that put you on edge due to potential negative outcomes.
Watching the tightrope walker perform without a net was nerve-racking.
Pro Tip 2/3Extended Waiting
Often used when discussing long periods of stress, especially when waiting for something important.
The nerve-racking wait for his job interview results lasted two weeks.
Pro Tip 3/3High Stakes
Appropriate for situations where there's a lot to lose, enhancing the tension felt.
The final round of the competition was the most nerve-racking.
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because everyone else gets awkward when they're around me. People who support me and all other trans people wholeheartedly are often so scared to say to wrong thing, so embarrassed to not know what they think they should, that they never ask. Part of what was so nerve-racking about coming out as transgender
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The Constant Fear of...
they're just driving behind me I'm nervous I'm conscious of my speed limit it's always nerve-racking for me I stopped the car everything to pull it over the driver looks more like one of our suspects because the wife said no you never know what's gonna be the
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Josh Giegel: Super...
some with these extremely handsome mannequins that you see here. We had an independent safety auditor give us the green light, but still, it was nerve-racking. We were boldly going where only these handsome mannequins had gone before.
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Close Encounter with a...
nerve-racking but I guess like all animals it's just a question of letting them feel that they're not restrained that they can go where they want to go and hopefully you don't get bitten please don't prove me wrong that's great
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Solo Snake Hunt PIPE Snake...
nerve-racking part comes in I just don't want slightly the copperhead bite is pretty dangerous when someone who's Copperhead be it that it feels like wherever your bid at is in a vise grip and it feels like your hand is in a
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Darkness Falls - Behind...
in the pier out last night ended up running out of daylight so I got stuck here overnight with the gear and we have a bit of a blizzard blowing now so little nerve-racking we have a lot of the gear here camera lenses and
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Capturing a Glacial...
nerve-wracking i know it's really nerve-racking just all the complexities that go into everything batteries and kilometers keeping everything dry and warm and not getting run over by a glacier
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Safari Live - Day 356 PIPE...
tracked one cat off the reserve so far and had no sign of any other cat at all so all rather nerve-racking at the moment hopefully we'll do a little better than we have we have in fact been
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See Why the Mysterious...
president I mean it's a little nerve-racking you can't help us just be able to feel the eyes on you so yeah when you're going in on this fresh kill sides knowing that it's still there that
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Richard Pyle: Exploring...
And yes, it's a little nerve-racking. Diver Hoo! That little guy is frisky!
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How to talk (and listen)...
because everyone else gets awkward when they're around me. People who support me and all other trans people wholeheartedly are often so scared to say to wrong thing, so embarrassed to not know what they think they should, that they never ask. Part of what was so nerve-racking about coming out as transgender
Video examples
The Constant Fear of...
they're just driving behind me I'm nervous I'm conscious of my speed limit it's always nerve-racking for me I stopped the car everything to pull it over the driver looks more like one of our suspects because the wife said no you never know what's gonna be the
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Josh Giegel: Super...
some with these extremely handsome mannequins that you see here. We had an independent safety auditor give us the green light, but still, it was nerve-racking. We were boldly going where only these handsome mannequins had gone before.
Video examples
Close Encounter with a...
nerve-racking but I guess like all animals it's just a question of letting them feel that they're not restrained that they can go where they want to go and hopefully you don't get bitten please don't prove me wrong that's great
Video examples
Solo Snake Hunt PIPE Snake...
nerve-racking part comes in I just don't want slightly the copperhead bite is pretty dangerous when someone who's Copperhead be it that it feels like wherever your bid at is in a vise grip and it feels like your hand is in a
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Darkness Falls - Behind...
in the pier out last night ended up running out of daylight so I got stuck here overnight with the gear and we have a bit of a blizzard blowing now so little nerve-racking we have a lot of the gear here camera lenses and
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Capturing a Glacial...
nerve-wracking i know it's really nerve-racking just all the complexities that go into everything batteries and kilometers keeping everything dry and warm and not getting run over by a glacier
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Safari Live - Day 356 PIPE...
tracked one cat off the reserve so far and had no sign of any other cat at all so all rather nerve-racking at the moment hopefully we'll do a little better than we have we have in fact been
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See Why the Mysterious...
president I mean it's a little nerve-racking you can't help us just be able to feel the eyes on you so yeah when you're going in on this fresh kill sides knowing that it's still there that
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Richard Pyle: Exploring...
And yes, it's a little nerve-racking. Diver Hoo! That little guy is frisky!
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Tony Gonzalez
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While I was playing, I started a company that didn't work out. I got a taste of the business world and realized I'm not going to be a 9-to-5 guy in the office after football is over. When the opportunity came for television. I thought, 'Let's go for it,' even though it was nerve-racking. I enjoyed it.
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Laura Harrier
American Actress
If you really want something, it's nerve-racking, but at the same time, I try not to stress myself out about it too much because there are also so many arbitrary things that go into being cast for something - you know, like the color of your eyes, all these things that are kind of out of my control.
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Alphonso Davies
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Obviously Messi is one of the best players in the world, if not the best player in the world. Looking up to him when you're young and now playing against him, it was very nerve-racking for me - especially when he would come up on my side, my heart would be beating faster and faster.
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Richard Cabral
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I spent my life behind bars, and what people don't know is getting out of prison is really nerve-racking - you're not used to society; you're not used to the world going by so fast - so to step on that lot was quite overwhelming.
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Naomi Watts
English Actress
It's always nerve-racking to take off your clothes on film. But doing it with a woman felt safer than with a man. You know you can say, 'Don't grab me there: That's where my cellulite is'!
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The Weeknd
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You aren't normal if you sing to people. You aren't a normal person. It's nerve-racking.
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Itzhak Perlman
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Competition can be the most nerve-racking experience. Some people just thrive on it.
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Duncan Jones
English Director
It's always nerve-racking, showing your parents things you've been working on.
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Donny Deutsch
American Businessman
Changes in my personal life are nerve-racking for me.
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Leslie Mann
American Actor
Auditioning is so nerve-racking.
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Tony Gonzalez
American Athlete
While I was playing, I started a company that didn't work out. I got a taste of the business world and realized I'm not going to be a 9-to-5 guy in the office after football is over. When the opportunity came for television. I thought, 'Let's go for it,' even though it was nerve-racking. I enjoyed it.
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Laura Harrier
American Actress
If you really want something, it's nerve-racking, but at the same time, I try not to stress myself out about it too much because there are also so many arbitrary things that go into being cast for something - you know, like the color of your eyes, all these things that are kind of out of my control.
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Alphonso Davies
Canadian Footballer
Obviously Messi is one of the best players in the world, if not the best player in the world. Looking up to him when you're young and now playing against him, it was very nerve-racking for me - especially when he would come up on my side, my heart would be beating faster and faster.
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Richard Cabral
Mexican Actor
I spent my life behind bars, and what people don't know is getting out of prison is really nerve-racking - you're not used to society; you're not used to the world going by so fast - so to step on that lot was quite overwhelming.
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Naomi Watts
English Actress
It's always nerve-racking to take off your clothes on film. But doing it with a woman felt safer than with a man. You know you can say, 'Don't grab me there: That's where my cellulite is'!
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The Weeknd
Canadian Musician
You aren't normal if you sing to people. You aren't a normal person. It's nerve-racking.
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Itzhak Perlman
Israeli Musician
Competition can be the most nerve-racking experience. Some people just thrive on it.
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Duncan Jones
English Director
It's always nerve-racking, showing your parents things you've been working on.
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Donny Deutsch
American Businessman
Changes in my personal life are nerve-racking for me.
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Leslie Mann
American Actor
Auditioning is so nerve-racking.
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