white knuckle

white knuck·le

W w

Definitions of white knuckle words

adjective white knuckle causing fear, apprehension, or panic: The plane made a white-knuckle approach to the fogged-in airport. 1
adjective white knuckle experiencing fear, terror, or apprehension: The white-knuckle crowd loved that director's newest horror movie. 1
adjective white knuckle Alternative spelling of white-knuckle. 0

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 3% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer

cliffhanger — A cliffhanger is a situation or part of a play or film that is very exciting or frightening because you are left for a long time not knowing what will happen next.
close shave — a narrow escape

Was this page helpful?

Yes No

Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page

Tell us why?