Adverb
In a nervous manner.
Source: Webster's dictionary"I was brought up as a Christian,” Cissy said. "Spelt K-I-L-L-J-O-Y. My mam still is one. When I said I was going to quit the church because of what I'd learned from Val about the history of slavery, I thought she was going to kill me!” She laughed nervously. But obviously that was not a joke. John Brunner
Bob, would you be willing to take on Evil Bob?" Bob's eyes darted nervously. "I'd... prefer not to. I'd really, really prefer not to. You have no idea. That me was crazy. And buff. He worked out. Jim Butcher
Mulch's tongue lolled out, resting on the centaur's neck. "Mmm," he mumbled around his tongue. "Horse. Tasty" "Let's go," said Foaly nervously. "Let's go right now. Eoin Colfer
A singular disadvantage of the sea lies in the fact that after successfully surmounting one wave you discover that there is another behind it just as important and just as nervously anxious to do something effective in the way of swamping boats. Stephen Crane
Every intelligent being, whether it breathes or not, coughs nervously at some time in its life. Terry Pratchett
I found everyone talking nervously and feverishly of the weather and the war in South Africa, except Reginald, who was reclining in a comfortable chair with the dreamy, far-away look that a volcano might wear just after it had desolated entire villages. Saki