dreading

verb

SayDRED-ing/ˈdɹɛdɪŋ/

1 meaning of dreading

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verb
Present participle and gerund of dread.
She was dreading her first day at the new school.
He has been dreading telling his parents that he lost his job.

dreading is a form of dread

dread, verb: To be very afraid of something, or to look ahead to something that is coming with great fear or unwillingness. Full entry

Forms: dreaddreads he/she/itdreading -ing formdreaded past tense, past participle
Spelling: dread → dreading: add -ing

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