fear
noun
a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined; the feeling or condition of being afraid.
am fearing
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present progressiveof fear (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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"I am scared, I am fearing for the lives of my family and my children, I am worried that they might die."
From BBC ● Mar. 10, 2024
“I am fearing levee failures and flooded homes,” said John Ennis, a civil engineer who owns a consulting firm in Fresno.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 9, 2023
I am fearing something may happen to you, Paddy,—you with your red head as conspicuous as a clock in a tower.
From The O'Ruddy A Romance by C. D. (Charles D.) Williams
But now I am fearing something has gone wrong.
From Wee Macgreegor Enlists by J. J. (John Joy) Bell
"The very thing I am fearing," returned Mr. Bright.
From The Evolution of Dodd by William Hawley Smith
