white-knuckle
adjective [before noun] /ˌwaɪtˈnʌk.l̩/ informalDefinition
› describes an experience or activity that makes you feel very frightened and often excited: a white-knuckle ride in a theme parkDescribing things that cause fear
(Definition of white-knuckle adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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