were nerving
- past progressive of nerve.
Example Sentences
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His eyes were very large and expressed a burning energy, as if he were nerving himself to a great feat, and the moment of action had arrived.
From The Guests Of Hercules by Bracker, M. Leone
When she did her voice was harsh and strained, as if she were nerving herself to make an admission, which she would rather not have allowed to pass her lips.
From The Red Rat's Daughter by Boothby, Guy
More than once she stopped and looked at him as if she were nerving herself to speak, and he knew quite well the question that was trembling on her lips.
From Zoe by Whitaker, Evelyn
An indecisive moment passed, as though the man were nerving himself for an ordeal of courage and cunning.
From The Grey Cloak by Peirce, Thomas Mitchell
The wind ceased to blow; every sound was hushed as though Nature were nerving herself, silent for the throe, and our looks said, "In five minutes it will be down upon us."
From Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo Volume 1 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
