Usually means: Tense, gripping with intense anxiety.
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We found 16 dictionaries that define the word white knuckle:

General (14 matching dictionaries)
  1. white knuckle: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. white-knuckle: Merriam-Webster
  3. white-knuckle: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. white-knuckle: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  5. white-knuckle, white-knuckle: Collins English Dictionary
  6. white-knuckle: Wordnik
  7. white-knuckle: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  8. white-knuckle, white knuckle: Wiktionary
  9. white-knuckle: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  10. white-knuckle: Infoplease Dictionary
  11. white-knuckle, white knuckle: Dictionary.com
  12. white-knuckle: TheFreeDictionary.com

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. white knuckle: Idioms

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. White knuckle, white-knuckle: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (White knuckle)

▸ adjective:  Alternative spelling of white-knuckle [(idiomatic) Causing fear, excitement, apprehension, suspense, or nervousness.]

Similar:
nailbiting, bare knuckled, spinetingling, hairraising, nerve-wracked, spine chilling, nervewracked, panicstricken, knarled, heart-stopping, more...

Opposite:
relaxed, calm, easygoing, carefree

Types:
roller coaster, amusement park ride, carnival ride, more...

Phrases:
white knuckle ride, white knuckle grip, more...

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Similar:
nailbiting, bare knuckled, spinetingling, hairraising, nerve-wracked, spine chilling, nervewracked, panicstricken, knarled, heart-stopping, more...

Opposite:
relaxed, calm, easygoing, carefree

Types:
roller coaster, amusement park ride, carnival ride, more...

Phrases:
white knuckle ride, white knuckle grip, more...



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