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bite one's nails

bite one's nails verb: to worry or fret over something.

Verb

bite one's nails (third-person singular simple present bites one's nails, present participle biting one's nails, simple past bit one's nails, past participle bitten one's nails)

  1. (idiomatic) To worry or fret over something.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: bite one's fingernails.

Synonyms of bite one's nails

Forms of bite one's nails

third-person singular presentbites one's nails
present participlebiting one's nails
pastbit one's nails
past participlebitten one's nails

Questions about bite one's nails

What does bite one's nails mean?
Bite one's nails means to worry or fret over something.
What part of speech is bite one's nails?
Bite one's nails is a verb.
What is the past tense of bite one's nails?
The past tense of bite one's nails is bit one's nails.

Words near bite one's nails in the dictionary

  1. bite of the reality sandwich
  2. bite off
  3. bite off more than one can chew
  4. bite on granite
  5. bite one's lip
  6. bite one's nails
  7. bite one's thumb
  8. bite one's tongue
  9. bite point
  10. bite points
  11. bite someone's hand off

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