Nervously Definition & Meaning

nervously
adverb
  1. in an anxiously nervous manner; "we watched the stock market nervously"
  2. with nervous excitement; "our bodies jumped nervously away at the slightest touch"

"Nervously" in song lyrics

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  • "Walkin', suckas go to shufflin', nervously"
    Curren$y f/ Nesbey Phips

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