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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bite one's nails

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.74 in modern English

Syllables
bite one's -nails
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To worry or fret over something.

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: bite one's fingernails.

Inflected Forms

bites one's nails (present, singular) biting one's nails (participle, present) bit one's nails (past) bitten one's nails (participle, past)

Phrases

nail biter

Frequently Paired Words

nail biter nailbiting

Synonyms

chew on one's nails

Questions

What does bite one's nails mean?
To worry or fret over something.

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