Definition of "hair-raising" []

• Causing excitement, terror, or thrills. (adjective)

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• "Twenty-four miles of bridge, minus the last hair-raising few, stretched out low and mostly flat over the calm waters of the lake."
• "A hair-raising view out the window is of the Dadu River below."
• "Wood was sent off after joining in a fight that had started when Agulla reacted to Ashton's hair-raising stunt."