Synonyms for dreading
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : dred |
| Phonetic Transcription : drɛd |
Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for dreading
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