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Definition of nail-biting adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

nail-biting

adjective
 
/ˈneɪl baɪtɪŋ/
 
/ˈneɪl baɪtɪŋ/
[usually before noun]
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  1. making you feel very excited or anxious because you do not know what is going to happen
    • a nail-biting finish
    • It's been a nail-biting couple of weeks waiting for my results.
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    Oxford Collocations DictionaryNail-biting is used with these nouns:
    • finish
    • suspense
    • wait
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