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verbchew 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)
present singular third person chews on one's nails · participle present chewing on one's nails · participle past chewed on one's nails · past chewed on one's nails
- Synonym of bite one's nails (“worry or fret”).
Synonyms: bite one's nails
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verbSynonym of bite one's nails (“worry or fret”).
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chew on one's nails. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chew%20on%20one's%20nails
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“chew on one's nails.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chew%20on%20one's%20nails. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chew on one's nails,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chew%20on%20one's%20nails.
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