dreading
Americanverb
Etymology
Origin of dreading
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
All of these factors contribute towards a situation which has now left many dreading the idea of going to A&E.
From BBC • Mar. 2, 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
“Thank you, my dear. Incidentally, that thing you are dreading — it will happen on Friday the sixteenth of October.”
From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling
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