nervous energy

noun

: energy activated by one's nerves
I have a lot of nervous energy.

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Linda is a ball of nervous energy, a blue-collar divorcée, and a woman striving to turn her dysfunctional children into a model family for their New Jersey town. Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2026 To soften his envy and then shape it, and to find something else to do with all that nervous energy. Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026 As for Kelley, Malek’s intense eyes and nervous energy escalate the anxiety in every scene. Alice Kaplan, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026 The nervous energy, fueled by a lack of clarity about when the band could play before tipoff, was palpable. Ken Sugiura, AJC.com, 21 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for nervous energy

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“Nervous energy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nervous%20energy. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.

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