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white-knuckle ride

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.21 in modern English

Syllables
white-knuck-le ride
IPA
33
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An extremely exciting and nerve-racking ride at an amusement park, etc., where one's hands grip on so tightly that the knuckles appear white.

noun

A car ride or bike ride that is similarly nerve-racking, provoking fear of a crash.

noun

Any extremely exciting or nerve-racking experience.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

white-knuckle rides (plural) white knuckle ride (alternative)

Questions

What does white-knuckle ride mean?
An extremely exciting and nerve-racking ride at an amusement park, etc., where one's hands grip on so tightly that the knuckles appear white.

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