Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hair-raising

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.34 in modern English

Syllables
hair-rais-ing
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Causing fear or anxiety; scary.

Inflected Forms

more hair-raising (comparative) most hair-raising (superlative) hair raising (alternative) hairraising (alternative)

Phrases

hair-raiser hair-raisingly eyebrow-raising

Frequently Paired Words

eyebrow-raising

Synonyms

hair-curling bloodcurdling nightmarish

Questions

What does hair-raising mean?
Causing fear or anxiety; scary.

How to pronounce hair-raising

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “hair-raising”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
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  4. Repeat and practice — Say “hair-raising” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.