nerve-shredding

English

Adjective

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

1. (informal) Suspenseful.
   • 1960 January, G. Freeman Allen, “"Condor"—British Railways' fastest freight train”, in Trains Illustrated, page 48:

     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.

   • 2011 January 18, Daniel Taylor, “Manchester City 4 Leicester City 2”, in Guardian Online‎^[1]:

     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.

Synonyms

• nail-biting

Related terms

• nerve-shredder