Nervously
[ˈnɝrvɚsli]
Definition
(adv.) in an anxiously nervous manner; 'we watched the stock market nervously'.
(adv.) with nervous excitement; 'our bodies jumped nervously away at the slightest touch'.
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Definition
(adv.) In a nervous manner.
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Examples
- She pushed her hair off her forehead nervously. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Nothen's the matter with me,' replied Joe nervously. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Here and there, the set of the current had worn down the bank into a little creek, and we were all suspicious of such places, and eyed them nervously. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- A flush stole over Miss Sutherland's face, and she picked nervously at the fringe of her jacket. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- Her hands were then nervously clasping together, but he took one of them. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- This lamp is smoking again; I should think the servants might see that it's kept properly trimmed, he grumbled nervously. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- The Doctor shaded his forehead with his hand, and beat his foot nervously on the ground. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- You must be nervously sensitive. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- He started nervously and looked up as she entered. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Only old Briggs was moved in the other carriage, and cast her great eyes nervously towards her old friends. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- He rose, and walked nervously up and down the room. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- As she withdrew her hands from it, she fell back a step or two, nervously muttering some excuse. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- Her visitor drew breath nervously. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- Professor Porter removed his spectacles nervously, and breathed upon them, but replaced them on his nose without wiping. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- Her fingers moved nervously among the crumbs that were scattered on the cloth. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- I'm not much of a story-teller, said our visitor, nervously clasping and unclasping his great, strong hands. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- She was chill: I warmed her in my arMs. She trembled nervously; I soothed her. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- She was;' Sissy made the terrible communication nervously; 'she was a dancer. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- She glanced nervously about. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- Amelia heard the claret bell ringing as she sat nervously upstairs. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- She looked nervously round, twice or thrice, and once stopped to let two men who were following close behind her, pass on. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- Mr. Welland sighed nervously. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- Her young friend sat nervously twiddling her fingers in a pinioned attitude, as if she were trying to hide her elbows. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- She listened attentively, with the constrained expression still on her face, and her hands still nervously clasped together in her lap. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- I descended the stairs--a little nervously, I confess--on my way to Miss Verinder's sitting-room. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Jane glanced at him and coughed nervously. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- Her fingers trifled nervously with a flower which I had picked in the garden, and which I had put into the button-hole of my coat. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- As she came in, the girl started up nervously; but, on seeing who it was, rushed forward, and catching her arm, said, O Cassy, is it you? Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Dorothea, you are hasty, answered Mr. Casaubon, nervously. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- The occasion was a solemn one, and he wondered a little nervously how she would carry it off. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
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