bite one's nails in English

Forms: bites one's nails [present, singular, third-person], biting one's nails [participle, present], bit one's nails [past], bitten one's nails [participle, past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|bite<,,bit,bitten> one's nails}} bite 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)

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        "Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: bite one's fingernails."
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"bite one's nails" meaning in English

Verb