dreading

/หˆdษนษ›dษชล‹/

IPA: /D R EH1 D IH0 NG/

verb
  1. 1

    To fear greatly.

  2. 2

    To anticipate with fear.

    โ€œI'm dreading getting the results of the test, as it could decide my whole life.โ€

  3. 3

    To be in dread, or great fear.

  4. 4

    To style (the hair) into dreadlocks.

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