nerve
noun
one or more bundles of fibers forming part of a system that conveys impulses of sensation, motion, etc., between the brain or spinal cord and other parts of the body.
is nerving
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present progressiveof nerve (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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As the story starts, the singer is nerving herself to ask a doctor whether or not she has a cancer.
From Time Magazine Archive
“Darsie is nerving herself to look at the horses’ tails!” said Ida laughingly.
From A College Girl by William H. C. Groome
There is a glorious hope shining across the cancer waste, and it is nerving the will of research with unconquerable perseverance.
From The Whole Armour of God by John Henry Jowett
