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biting one's nails

biting one's nails is the present participle and gerund of bite one's nails.

Meaning of bite one's nails

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.

Questions about biting one's nails

What is biting one's nails the present participle and gerund of?
Biting one's nails is the present participle and gerund of bite one's nails.

Words near biting one's nails in the dictionary

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

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