dreading

[ dred-ing ]

verb

1. the present participle of dread.

Word History and Origins

Origin of dreading¹

dread + -ing ²

Example Sentences

A 24-year-old car cloning victim has told how he ended up dreading the morning post after fines demanding thousands of pounds started to pour through his letterbox.

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"I am dreading it, to be honest, for a couple reasons," he told BBC Sport.

From BBC

I've been dreading this possibility since election day; however, I didn't anticipate Trump being this horrible about it.

From BBC

Many were dreading the prospect of sitting in a courtroom with their attacker while lawyers pored over the details of the injuries he had inflicted.

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On a bleak late winter's day, under leaden skies and occasional driving rain, this was the moment all Israelis had been dreading.

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Related Words

• afraid
• apprehensive
• careful
• concerned
• distressed
• fearful
• fidgety
• jittery
• nervous
• restless
• scared
• uneasy
• uptight