dreading

[ dred-ing ]

verb

1. the present participle of dread.

Word History and Origins

Origin of dreading¹

dread + -ing ²

Example Sentences

The only new data point was that this patient, so long dreading this day, had positive biomarkers showing increased risk for the disease.

From Los Angeles Times

With her horse trainer husband Christian away working in Cheltenham, she and Betsy were ushered into a room where they received the news Charlotte had been dreading.

From BBC

“I was dreading seeing that there wouldn't be anything there at all,” he says.

From BBC

A day I have been dreading is now upon us: Dame Maggie Smith has died.

From Los Angeles Times

He said he had been relying on the winter fuel payment to help him in the coming months, but was now dreading the change in the weather and was uncertain how he would stay warm.

From BBC

Related Words

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