Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nerve-jangling

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.29 in modern English

Syllables: nerve--jan-gling
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Synonym of nerve-racking.

Example Sentences

"Leicester's fans - inside Wembley as 21,000 supporters formed the biggest attendance since lockdown - had to survive a nerve-jangling closing phase before they could celebrate the win in their first final since 1969."

Etymology

From nerve + jangling.

Inflected Forms

more nerve-jangling (comparative) most nerve-jangling (superlative)

Synonyms

nerve-racking

Questions

What does nerve-jangling mean?: Synonym of nerve-racking.
Where does nerve-jangling come from?: From nerve + jangling.

How to pronounce nerve-jangling

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