Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: nervous
IPA transcription: [n'ɝvəs]
Pronunciations of nervous
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adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: nervous
    Meaning: easily agitated; "a nervous addict"; "a nervous thoroughbred"
  • Synonyms: anxious, nervous, queasy, uneasy, unquiet
    Meaning: causing or fraught with or showing anxiety; "spent an anxious night waiting for the test results"; "cast anxious glances behind her"; "those nervous moments before takeoff"; "an unquiet mind"
Usage examples
  • He's nervous.
  • I'm feeling nervous."
  • She's dreadfully nervous.
  • 'I'm not nervous any more.
  • But what made you nervous?"
  • He is of quick, nervous temperament.
  • He's nervous as a witch since he quit his job."
  • We are a very nervous and careless people in America.
  • There was also a young pilot, looking nervous and unhappy.
  • The accident with the motor sledge has made people nervous.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Cory Booker, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Hilda Rix Nicholas, License CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Battle of Fredericksburg, License CC BY-SA 4.0