white-knuckle

1. mod. having to do with an event that creates a lot of tension, especially an airplane flight. We came in during the storm on a white-knuckle flight from Chicago.

2. mod. of a person who is made tense by something such as flying or sailing. I’m afraid I’m a white-knuckle sailor, and you’d all be much happier if I stay on dry land.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Shonda	SHAWN-də	English
Livia (1)	LEE-vyah (Italian)	Italian, Romanian, Ancient Roman
Dayna	DAY-nə	English
Bogdana	bawg-DAH-nah (Polish)	Polish, Russian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Serbian, Macedonian, Romanian, Medieval Slavic
Mile	MEE-le (Croatian, Serbian)	Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian
Baer	BER	Limburgish