Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples
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Word:
nervously
IPA transcription: [n'ɝvəsli]
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meaning of the word
Synonyms:
nervously
Meaning:
in an anxiously nervous manner; "we watched the stock market nervously"
Synonyms:
nervously
Meaning:
with nervous excitement; "our bodies jumped nervously away at the slightest touch"
Usage examples
The officer laughed nervously.
"Soon, soon," answered a soldier, nervously.
"Are you there?" whispered Mrs. Clear nervously.
She stood rigid, one foot beating nervously into the soft rug.
For perhaps a minute, I kept my glance about the room, nervously.
He, too, got to his feet and walked nervously up and down the room.
"I hope I'll get through with this all right," said Mrs. Clear nervously.
"I am so glad to have this chance of speaking to you," she began rather nervously.
And then--oh, Mr. Bell! now comes the bad part,' said she, nervously twining her fingers together.
Her eyes shifted their gaze away to her letter, and she picked it up and began to fold it nervously.