Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nailbiting

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.33 in modern English

Syllables
nail-bit-ing
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of nail biting.

Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

more nailbiting (comparative) most nailbiting (superlative)

Questions

What does nailbiting mean?
Alternative form of nail-biting.

How to pronounce nailbiting

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