Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nerve-shredding

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.96 in modern English

Syllables: nerve-shred-ding
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Informal

Example Sentences

"The interior of an active diesel locomotive's engine compartment was the nerve-shredding inferno I had imagined, intensified because the bulk of the violently drumming power plant hems you so close to it."
"His side could find dignity in defeat after they subjected Manchester City to a nerve-shredding finale but the Premier League's second-placed team still advanced to the fourth round and a tie against Notts County that Roberto Mancini will hope will be much more straightforward."

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

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

Phrases

nerve-shredder

Frequently Paired Words

nerve-shredder

Synonyms

nail-biting

Questions

What does nerve-shredding mean?: Suspenseful.

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