dreading
Americanverb
Etymology
Origin of dreading
Example Sentences
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We tossed and turned in our own silent spaces, dreading going out on the water again.
From Literature
They didn’t realize that this was the eruption everyone had been dreading.
From Literature
The couple is among thousands of immigrant parents hiding in their homes in Minneapolis, dreading that federal agents will come knocking.
From Barron's
Later that year, Lively also sent texts to actress and co-star Jenny Slate, and said she was "dreading" going back to set and "getting hits of the experience in really upsetting ways".
From BBC
Still, he couldn’t stop checking his phone, dreading the moment she’d notice.
From Literature
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