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be nervous

VERB

fidget

Synonyms

STRONGEST

fret jiggle squirm twiddle twitch

STRONG

bustle chafe fiddle fuss hitch jitter joggle jump play stir toss trifle wiggle worry

WEAK

be antsy be hyper be on pins and needles be spooked be wired

Antonyms

WEAK

be still relax rest

Example Sentences

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Sabrina Hoque, from the price comparison website Uswitch, said that Ovo customers might be nervous.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

Investors still have good reason to be nervous.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

The question you just posed is one that the district judge, Kate M. Menendez, seems to be nervous about having to hear.

From Salon • Jan. 28, 2026

"It's an honor playing my first Tour Championship and I don't think I was necessarily in a position to be nervous about anything," Lee said.

From Barron's • Nov. 20, 2025

Ollie must be nervous, but he doesn't show it.

From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse

be nervous

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