dreading

Phonetic Respelling: [ dred ]

Definition:

v. be afraid or scared of; be frightened of; adj. causing fear

Sentence:

Anya did not study and was dreading her test.

More example sentences:

Anya did not study and was dreading her test.

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When the zombies were expelled from school, what were they dreading having to re-take?

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What was the reason Nancy gave for dreading Field Day?

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''She hated avoiding issues or dreading the inevitable.'' What does 'inevitable' mean?

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Why was Mary Beth dreading Tuesday?

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Why was Marcus dreading the trip with Laurence?

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Synonyms:

fear; apprehend; be afraid

Antonyms:

anticipating; looking forward to

Dreading rhymes:

• Two Syllable Rhymes
  • bedding
  • breading
  • heading
  • hedding
  • kaeding
  • reading
  • redding
  • shedding
  • shredding
  • sledding
  • spreading
  • threading
  • treading
  • wedding
• Three Syllable Rhymes
  • beheading
  • retreading