bite nails

bite one's nails

1. to use one's teeth to remove parts of one's fingernails as a means of shortening them. Stop biting your nails! Use clippers!

2. to literally bite one's nails from nervousness or anxiety; to be nervous or anxious. I spent all afternoon biting my nails, worrying about you. We've all been biting our nails from worry.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Rina (1)	REE-nah	Italian, Dutch
Swati	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Sanjit	-	Indian, Hindi, Bengali
Runa	-	Norwegian, Danish, Swedish
Jalmari	YAHL-mah-ree	Finnish
Caroline	ka-ro-LEEN (French), KER-ə-lien (English), KER-ə-lin (English), KAR-ə-lien (English), KAR-ə-lin (English)	French, English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch