Nervous and Stewing

Nervous

Nervous adjective - Feeling or showing uncomfortable feelings of uncertainty.
Usage example: he was nervous about how he would do at the varsity basketball tryouts

Stewing and nervous are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Stewing" instead an adjective "Nervous".

Nearby Words: nerve, nervy, nervously

Stewing

Stewing noun - An extreme state of worry and agitation.
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Nervous and stewing are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Nervous" instead an adjective "Stewing".

Nearby Words: stew, stewed
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