bite fingernail

Frequency: 8.518.3 per million words

A common nervous habit of chewing on one's fingernails.

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Examples (10)

  • She has a nervous habit of biting her fingernails during exams.
  • Stop biting your fingernails - it's not a healthy habit.
  • He unconsciously started biting his fingernails while waiting for the results.
  • Children often bite their fingernails when they're anxious or bored.
  • The stress from work made her bite her fingernails constantly.
  • My mother always told me not to bite my fingernails in public.
  • She tried to quit biting her fingernails by applying bitter nail polish.
  • When nervous, he would bite his fingernails down to the quick.
  • The therapist helped her overcome the compulsion to bite her fingernails.
  • It's hard to bite your fingernails when they're professionally manicured.