hair-raising
/ˈheə reɪzɪŋ/adjective
उच्चारण हेअर रेज़िंग
रोंगटे खड़े कर देने वाला, भयावह
Core word
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extremely frightening but often exciting
रोंगटे खड़े कर देने वाला, भयावह
- The bus took a hair-raising route along the edge of the mountain.
- He told us a hair-raising story about his escape from the fire.
- The pilot described a hair-raising landing in thick fog.
+ 2 more examples
- It was a hair-raising ride down the hill on a broken bicycle.
- Their hair-raising escape from the flooded village made the evening news.
Synonyms terrifying frightening spine-chilling bloodcurdling scary
Opposite calming reassuring
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
hair-raising + noun
Hair-raising is an adjective used before a noun, usually for an experience: a hair-raising story, a hair-raising escape.
Hair-raising noun से पहले आने वाला adjective है, प्रायः अनुभव के लिए: a hair-raising story, a hair-raising escape।
- It was a hair-raising journey across the mountain pass.
- He told a hair-raising story of his escape.
be hair-raising (predicative)
It can also come after be: The ride was hair-raising.
यह 'be' के बाद भी आ सकता है: The ride was hair-raising।
- The last lap of the race was hair-raising.
hyphen is needed
Always write hair-raising with a hyphen; it is a compound adjective.
Hair-raising हमेशा hyphen के साथ लिखें; यह compound adjective है।
- A hair-raising scene made the audience gasp.
mood: frightening but exciting
Hair-raising is often exciting and fun in a scary way, unlike terrifying, which is simply frightening.
Hair-raising प्रायः डरावना होने के साथ रोमांचक भी होता है; 'terrifying' केवल भयानक है।
- The roller coaster was hair-raising but great fun.
+Collocations 5
hair-raising + noun
storyescapejourneyridesceneadventure
- The bus ride along the cliff edge was hair-raising.
adverb + hair-raising
trulyabsolutelyalmostpositivelydownright
- The stunt was absolutely hair-raising.
verb + hair-raising
tellsurviveexperiencenarraterecallfilm
- He narrated a hair-raising tale of his night in the forest.
hair-raising + situation
hair-raising momenthair-raising chasehair-raising stunthair-raising ghost story
- The film has a hair-raising chase through narrow lanes.
similar words
spine-chillingblood-curdlingnerve-rackingthrillingterrifying
- The spine-chilling cry made everyone freeze.
“More examples 6
- Radhika told a hair-raising story about a night in an old fort.
राधिका ने पुराने क़िले में बिताई एक रात की रोंगटे खड़े कर देने वाली कहानी सुनाई।
- The pilot made a hair-raising landing in thick fog.
पायलट ने घने कोहरे में रोंगटे खड़े कर देने वाली लैंडिंग की।
- The drive through the hills was hair-raising.
पहाड़ियों से गुज़रती यात्रा रोंगटे खड़े कर देने वाली थी।
- The documentary shows hair-raising rescues from floods.
वृत्तचित्र बाढ़ से हुए रोंगटे खड़े कर देने वाले बचाव दिखाता है।
- He survived a hair-raising fall from the roof.
वह छत से हुए भयावह गिरने से बच गया।
- The audience loved the hair-raising final scene.
दर्शकों को रोंगटे खड़े कर देने वाला अंतिम दृश्य बहुत पसंद आया।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ We had a hair raising experience.
✓ We had a hair-raising experience.
A compound adjective before a noun needs a hyphen.
Noun से पहले आने वाले compound adjective में hyphen लगता है।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage
A related expression is make your hair stand on end, which means to make you very frightened.
Idiom के रूप में इससे जुड़ा expression make your hair stand on end है, जिसका अर्थ है बहुत डरा देना।