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am dreading

  • present progressive of dread (1st person singular).

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

From BBC Mar. 31, 2025

With holidays approaching, our small work team is planning a holiday lunch … that I am dreading.

From New York Times Dec. 14, 2022

The only other thing I am dreading is when the self-anointed King passes Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the scoring record.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 12, 2022

Thus I am dreading it and have spent several days stuck on how and when to bring it up.

From Washington Post Jun. 16, 2022

But I am dreading the moment he sees that photograph.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron