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.
has been fearing
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present perfect progressiveof fear (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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“Well, for the free folk, their whole life has been fearing this,” said Kristofer Hivju.
From Salon ● Apr. 12, 2019
And the critic represents what he has been fearing all this time, which is to be judged.
From Time ● Oct. 14, 2014
“Deacon Hurd, Turner, has been fearing for his mother’s sanity for some time, and he cannot leave her safely alone. You can hardly expect him to care for an insane woman.”
From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt
Hester has been fearing somewhat, and she has been doubting, and it is this that may save her when the night sets in and the storm breaks over her head.
From The Kempton-Wace Letters by Jack London
"The old man sees," pursued Vicot, "that a certain person whom he has been fearing is really of infinitely minor importance, after all."
From The Transgression of Andrew Vane a novel by Guy Wetmore Carryl
