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[ neyl-bahy-ting ] / ˈneɪlˌbaɪ tɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR nail-biting ON THESAURUS.COM
nounthe act or practice of biting one's fingernails, especially as the result of anxiety or nervousness. Informal. nervousness: The announcement that the trade agreement had been signed ended a week of nail-biting on Wall Street. adjectiveInformal. causing nervousness: The nail-biting part of the canoe trip was through the stretches of white water. Origin of nail-bitingFirst recorded in 1890–95 OTHER WORDS FROM nail-bitingnail-biter, nounWords nearby nail-bitingnaïf, nail, nail bar, nail bed, nail-biter, nail-biting, nail bomb, nailbrush, nailclipper, nail down, nailed-on Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for nail-bitingDuring the nail-biting 2008 Democratic presidential primary, Obama was in it to win it. John Boehner’s Holiday Photo Snub & More Petty Political Moments|Abby Haglage|December 5, 2012|DAILY BEAST There are moments of exultation and frustration, of nail-biting anxiety, and the normal banter that characterizes any workplace. JFK’s Secret White House Recordings Unveiled|Ted Widmer|September 25, 2012|DAILY BEAST A sports movie and a redemption story and a drug movie and a nail-biting tale of success! Lights, Camera, Cocktails|Brody Brown|September 17, 2011|DAILY BEAST Four years ago, a billion people watched as the World Cup final was decided by the nail-biting process and Italy edged France. World Cup Primer|Joshua Robinson|June 12, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Kelley Armstrong's New York Times bestselling Darkest Powers trilogy comes to a nail-biting conclusion with The Reckoning. Spring's Big YA Books|Shannon Donnelly|March 18, 2010|DAILY BEAST When are nail-biting and dirt-eating seen, and how are they to be controlled? The Care and Feeding of Children|L. Emmett Holt Certain other childish habits, such as nail-biting, have also been described as sexual manifestations. The Sexual Life of the Child|Albert Moll
British Dictionary definitions for nail-biting
nounthe act or habit of biting one's fingernails - anxiety or tension
- (as modifier)nail-biting suspense
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to nail-bitingnervousness, anxiety, strain, apprehension, hostility, unease, discomfort, pressure, jitters, suspense, worry, concern, restlessness, foreboding, uncertainty, disquiet, mistrust, misgiving, angst, doubt |