ALL meanings of nail-biting
nail-bit·ing
N n - adjective nail-biting tense, exciting 1
- noun nail-biting the act or practice of biting one's fingernails, especially as the result of anxiety or nervousness. 1
- noun nail-biting Informal. nervousness: The announcement that the trade agreement had been signed ended a week of nail-biting on Wall Street. 1
- adjective nail-biting Informal. causing nervousness: The nail-biting part of the canoe trip was through the stretches of white water. 1
- adjective nail-biting If you describe something such as a story or a sports match as nail-biting, you mean that it makes you feel very excited or nervous because you do not know how it is going to end. 0
- uncountable noun nail-biting Nail-biting is the activity of biting the ends of your fingernails, for example because you are anxious. 0
- noun nail-biting the act or habit of biting one's fingernails 0
- noun nail-biting anxiety or tension 0
- noun nail-biting (as modifier) 0
- adjective nail-biting causing tension or anxiety 0