Fearing

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  • v. Present participle of fear.
  • adj. Exhibiting fear.
  • adj. Showing profound respect or deference.
  • Word Usage
    "An eyewitness, who refused to give his name fearing he would be targeted, said the restaurant was full when the car bomb exploded shortly before 8 a.m."
    Verb Form
    feared    fearfulness    fearing    fears   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    regret    anxiety    worry    emotion   
    Cross Reference
    Variant
    fere    fear for   
    Hyponym
    panic   
    Form
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    apprehension    anxiety    solicitude    alarm    dread    danger    dreadfulness    venerate    reverence    apprehend   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Bombardier    Chevalier    Clear    Deere    Greer    Imagineer    Lanier    Lear    Meir    Mir   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    terror    pain    desire    danger    dread    joy    love    doubt    suspicion    consent