nailbiter

nailbiter
nail biter also nail·bit·er (nālʹbī'tər) n.
1. One who bites one's fingernails as a nervous habit.
2. A situation marked by tense nervousness or apprehension, especially an athletic contest whose outcome is uncertain near its finish.
  nail biting n.

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