The Collaborative International Dictionary
Nerving
Nerve \Nerve\ (n[~e]rv), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Nerved (n[~e]rvs); p. pr. & vb. n. Nerving.] To give strength or vigor to; to supply with force; as, fear nerved his arm.
Wiktionary
nerving
vb. (present participle of nerve English)
Usage examples of "nerving".
There was indeed the sound of shouting in the street, and a little group of compositors and pressmen was forming in the hall below and nerving itself to action.