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white-knuckled

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˌwhite-ˈknuckled adjective  FRIGHTENEDif you have white-knuckled hands, your hands are held tightly in a fist because you are anxious or afraid 〔手因紧张或害怕而〕攥紧拳头的
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white-knuckledOne is myself, white-knuckled and terrified, as Jackie heads past the Casino towards the open sea at something like 150 m.p.h.white-knuckled driversIsabel found her gaze fixed in unwilling fascination on one white-knuckled fist.She saw his hands curl into white-knuckled fists and knew he was fighting to keep them at his sides.I could feel strong mechanical tremors vibrating in many directions within my white-knuckled grasp.Leonora gripped a rail with white-knuckled hands when the boat bucked as it met the wilder waters of the sound.The hands that normally give the despatch box a confident caress gripped it in white-knuckled nervousness.Rachel's hands were white-knuckled on the window-sill as she pictured it, vivid images burning into her mind.
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white-knuckled
ˌwhite-ˈknuckled adjective
if you have white-knuckled hands, your hands are held tightly in a fist because you are anxious or afraid