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white-knuckle definition

white·-knuckle (hwīt′nuk′əl, wīt′-)

adjective

Informal of or causing great fear, suspense, dread, etc.

Etymology: from the appearance of a hand clenched in fear

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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