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dreading

American  
[dred-ing] / ˈdrɛd ɪŋ /

verb

  1. the present participle of dread.

Etymology

Origin of dreading

dread + -ing 2

Example Sentences

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“When you get on a plane, you know you’re that guy that everybody is dreading sitting next to.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

The couple is among thousands of immigrant parents hiding in their homes in Minneapolis, dreading that federal agents will come knocking.

From Barron's • Feb. 2, 2026

The scene everyone is dreading and/or waiting for doesn’t exist, so what exists in its place?

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025

I was dreading that as much as I had dreaded getting scammed.

From Slate • Aug. 4, 2025

Now, as she lay here, she thought of him as a boy, dreading being stolen and spirited up to the citadel.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

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