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chews on one's nails

chews on one's nails is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 chews on one's nails

What is chews on one's nails the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Chews on one's nails is the third-person singular simple present indicative of chew on one's nails.

Words near chews on one's nails in the dictionary

  1. chewren
  2. chewres
  3. chews
  4. chews off
  5. chews on
  6. chews on one's nails
  7. chews out
  8. chews over
  9. chews the cud
  10. chews the fat
  11. chews the meat and spits out the bones

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