Get to know Dreading better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning.
Dreading meaning
present participle and gerund of dread
Using Dreading
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of dread
- In the example corpus, dreading often appears in combinations such as: dreading the, been dreading, was dreading.
Context around Dreading
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 8 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Dreading
- In this selection, "dreading" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, skyrocketed, medication, pounding and new stand out and add context to how "dreading" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include anxiety medication dreading the next and d been dreading. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "dreading" sits close to words such as aau, abandons and affections, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with dreading
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A family source said: "It’s the they have been dreading. (11 words)
You don’t want clients dreading to stay due to uncomfortable chairs! (12 words)
And that’s all it was, really, this talk I’d been dreading. (13 words)
The angst throughout the American Jewish community is evident in newspaper columns, at think-tank symposiums and in synagogue webinars, with many dreading a pall on U.S.-Israel relations or further potential damage to Israel’s reputation in the world. (41 words)
The last few years have seen motorists across East Staffordshire and South Derbyshire hit hard in the pocket when it comes to filling up their carsPrices have skyrocketed dreading a trip to the forecourt. (34 words)
But that huddle of young men in the landing craft, armed to the teeth and blacked up like warriors but dreading what lay ahead: That’s the memory Neville returns to again and again. (34 words)
You don’t want clients dreading to stay due to uncomfortable chairs! (12 words)
Example sentences (20)
But while studying at Harvard Medical School, she realized she was dreading her hospital internship and enjoying the service jobs she worked to afford this education.
I’d been dreading my first Mother’s Day after my mom died, and decided the best place to be that weekend was at the cemetery where she was buried.
If you're one of those pet owners that are dreading the loud noises that come hand in hand with November 5, we might have some answers for you.
Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle editor Toby Tabachnick was dreading the trial coverage, with a staff of just three on the editorial side: herself and two reporters, David Rullo and Adam Reinherz.
The angst throughout the American Jewish community is evident in newspaper columns, at think-tank symposiums and in synagogue webinars, with many dreading a pall on U.S.-Israel relations or further potential damage to Israel’s reputation in the world.
The last few years have seen motorists across East Staffordshire and South Derbyshire hit hard in the pocket when it comes to filling up their carsPrices have skyrocketed dreading a trip to the forecourt.
A family source said: "It’s the they have been dreading.
And that’s all it was, really, this talk I’d been dreading.
But that huddle of young men in the landing craft, armed to the teeth and blacked up like warriors but dreading what lay ahead: That’s the memory Neville returns to again and again.
He looks at Godzilla, aware that he will wake up again, dreading the inevitable destruction.
Her baby shower is in a few weeks, and I’m dreading it.
However and insider has suggested that Kate is dreading him being sent there.
I was dreading the flight home, and the seat belt saga all over again.
Keating is dreading New Year’s Eve because people usually gather along the sand spit, burning charcoal barbecues, drinking alcohol and getting clumsy with it, playing loud music and letting off illegal fireworks.
Keir Starmer's wife was 'dreading' the attention she'd get if he was elected.
Listen — I was absolutely horrified by the movies as a kid, so, naturally, I was both very excited for and dreading this house.
The whole experience has forced Beak to leave her full-time job as a dental nurse to look after her daughter, and left her on anxiety medication, dreading the next message from the school.
With every step, I could hear my heart pounding, dreading the thought of sitting in a classroom for the next 60 minutes, hearing a teacher talking at me.
You don’t want clients dreading to stay due to uncomfortable chairs!
Aides told Axios they're dreading the prospect of Fox calling Pennsylvania for Joe Biden, which could make the network the first to give Biden 270 electoral votes.
Common combinations with dreading
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- dreading the 14×
- been dreading 10×
- was dreading 5×
- is dreading 4×
- and dreading 3×
- dreading it 3×
- dreading another 3×
- be dreading 2×
- dreading their 2×
- dreading this 2×