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dreading

/ˈdɹɛdɪŋ/

A form of dread — To fear greatly.

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Meanings

verb

gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of dread

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with dreading

reading wedding leading bedding heading spreading redding threading shedding sledding shredding treading breading penny wedding tedding watershedding yedding

Cite this entry

APA

dreading. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dreading

MLA

“dreading.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dreading. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dreading,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dreading.

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