Meanings
adjectivelike fingernails on a chalkboard (not comparable)
- not comparableannoying
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like fingernails on a chalkboard. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/like%20fingernails%20on%20a%20chalkboard
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“like fingernails on a chalkboard.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/like%20fingernails%20on%20a%20chalkboard. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “like fingernails on a chalkboard,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/like%20fingernails%20on%20a%20chalkboard.
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