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Synonyms for nail-biting
nail-bit·ing
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Princeton's WordNet
cliff-hanging, suspenseful, suspensive, nail-bitingadjective
(of a situation) characterized by or causing suspense
Synonyms:
suspenseful, cliff-hanging, suspensiveAntonyms:
relaxed
Words popularity by usage frequency
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| #60151 | suspenseful | |
| #262071 | suspensive |
How to use nail-biting in a sentence?
The race for Gauteng was nail-biting, and the last two days have been sleepless nights, it's a lesson that we should make sure that we win back the support of the middle class and skilled people. We used to say we don't care for clever blacks, that was a mistake. Those are the people who run the economy.
Translations for nail-biting
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- kousání nehtůCzech
- neglebidningDanish
- NägelkauenGerman
- το να τρωω τα νύχια μουGreek
- Mordiendo las uñasSpanish
- خوردن ناخنPersian
- kynsien pureskeluFinnish
- ronger les onglesFrench
- नाखून चबानाHindi
- menggigit kukuIndonesian
- mangiarsi le unghieItalian
- כסיסת ציפורנייםHebrew
- 爪噛むJapanese
- ಉಗುರು-ಕಚ್ಚುವುದುKannada
- 손톱 물기Korean
- serpens jaculus clavus,Latin
- nagelbijtenDutch
- negle bitingNorwegian
- Obgryzać paznokciePolish
- roer as unhasPortuguese
- obiceiul de a mânca unghiRomanian
- грызть ногтиRussian
- nagelbitningSwedish
- நகம் கடித்தல்Tamil
- గోళ్ళు కొరుకుటTelugu
- เล็บกัดThai
- tırnak yemekTurkish
- кусання нігтівUkrainian
- کیل بائٹUrdu
- cắn móng tayVietnamese
- נאָגל-בייטינגYiddish
- 咬指甲Chinese
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