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chewing on one's nails

chewing on one's nails is the present participle and gerund of chew on one's nails.

Meaning of chew on one's nails

Verb

chew on one's nails (third-person singular simple present chews on one's nails, present participle chewing on one's nails, simple past and past participle chewed on one's nails)

  1. Synonym of bite one's nails (“worry or fret”).

Questions about chewing on one's nails

What is chewing on one's nails the present participle and gerund of?
Chewing on one's nails is the present participle and gerund of chew on one's nails.

Words near chewing on one's nails in the dictionary

  1. chewing gums
  2. chewing lice
  3. chewing louse
  4. chewing off
  5. chewing on
  6. chewing on one's nails
  7. chewing out
  8. chewing over
  9. chewing sponge
  10. chewing sponges
  11. chewing stick

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