Nailbiter


[neyl-bahy-ter] /ˈneɪlˌbaɪ tər/

noun
1.
a person who bites his or her nails, especially habitually.
2.
a situation marked by anxiety or tension.
[neyl-bahy-ting] /ˈneɪlˌbaɪ tɪŋ/
noun
1.
the act or practice of biting one’s fingernails, especially as the result of anxiety or nervousness.
2.
Informal. nervousness:
The announcement that the trade agreement had been signed ended a week of nail-biting on Wall Street.
adjective
3.
Informal. causing nervousness:
The nail-biting part of the canoe trip was through the stretches of white water.
/ˈneɪlˌbaɪtə/
noun
1.
a person who bites his or her nails
2.
a person who is anxious or tense
3.
something that causes anxiety or tension
noun
1.
the act or habit of biting one’s fingernails
2.

noun

Something very worrying and suspenseful: If Lucas looked this nervous as the Spurs were blowing out the Clippers, how would he react during a nail-biter?/ The gain in compliance cases brought by the SEC has been a nail-biter for brokerage executives (1990s+)

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