Antonyms for dreading

Grammar : Verb

Spell : dred

Phonetic Transcription : drɛd

Definition of dreading

Origin : late 12c., a shortening of Old English adrædan, contraction of ondrædan "counsel or advise against," also "to dread, fear, be afraid," from on- "against" + rædan "to advise" (see read (v.)). Cognate of Old Saxon andradon, Old High German intraten. Related: Dreaded; dreading. As a noun from 12c.

verb anticipate with horror

Example sentences :

Dreading a rejection, I solicited the interest of the merry damsel.
Extract from : « The Seven Vagabonds (From "Twice Told Tales") » by Nathaniel Hawthorne

It seemed to me that the trouble I was dreading would come through her.
Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt

It was the hemorrhage coming, the near end which Ferrand had been dreading.
Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola

They still carry the bucket and the pole, hoping yet dreading to meet their parents.
Extract from : « Classic Myths » by Mary Catherine Judd

"No, I swear to you I don't," said Muffat, dreading a scene.
Extract from : « Nana, The Miller's Daughter, Captain Burle, Death of Olivier Becaille » by Emile Zola

But Thankful lay awake, thinking and wondering—yes, and dreading.
Extract from : « Thankful's Inheritance » by Joseph C. Lincoln

Reluctantly they set to work, dreading the sight which all had in mind.
Extract from : « Legends of Wailuku » by Charlotte Hapai

She shrank from before the words she had been dreading for so long.
Extract from : « The Dominant Strain » by Anna Chapin Ray

That last night only confirmed what I have been suspecting and dreading.
Extract from : « The Dominant Strain » by Anna Chapin Ray

He drew the revolver and waited, dreading what might next occur.
Extract from : « Philo Gubb Correspondence-School Detective » by Ellis Parker Butler

Synonyms for dreading

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