bite one's nails

verb

To worry or fret over something.

Similar
chew on one's nails
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Meanings

verbbite 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)

present singular third person bites one's nails · participle present biting one's nails · past bit one's nails · participle past bitten one's nails

  1. idiomaticTo worry or fret over something.

    Synonyms: chew on one's nails

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

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo worry or fret over something.

Similar
chew on one's nails
Also see
chew on one's nails
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APA

bite one's nails. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bite%20one's%20nails

MLA

“bite one's nails.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bite%20one's%20nails. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bite one's nails,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bite%20one's%20nails.

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