English - Turkish
Definition of white-knuckle in English Turkish dictionary
- beyaz boğum
- beyaz boğum
English - English
Definition of white-knuckle in English English dictionary
- Causing fear, excitement, apprehension, suspense, or nervousness
BP said its capped-off well appeared to be holding steady Friday morning, almost midway into a white-knuckle waiting period in which engineers watched the pressure gauges for signs of a leak.
- In a fairground, a white-knuckle ride is any large machine that people ride on which is very exciting but also frightening. white-knuckle rides such as the rollercoaster
- A white-knuckle experience is something that you find very exciting but also very frightening. a hellish white-knuckle ride through the heavy London traffic. a white-knuckle ride at a fairground makes you feel excited and afraid at the same time
- white-knuckle ride
- An extremely exciting ride at an amusement park, etc., where one's hands grip on so tightly that the knuckles appear white
A newly-devised ‘white-knuckle’ ride in a funfair was named ‘the Braveheart ride’.
- white-knuckle ride
- Any extremely exciting or nerve-wracking experience
They must be insane to think Judy Finnegan would retire from the daily white-knuckle ride that is live television with Richard Madeley.
- white-knuckle flyer
- {i} (Slang) person who is anxious and agitated about flying
- white knuckle ride
- Alternative spelling of white-knuckle ride