dreading
Americanverb
Etymology
Origin of dreading
Example Sentences
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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
In private, in my office, she admitted to avoiding mirrors, skipping photos and dreading social events.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 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
Each night, she would lie awake dreading the next day.
From Slate • Sep. 15, 2025
It was at dinner on their first day back at Falling Water that Citra finally broached the subject she had been dreading.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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