creeping dread

Frequency: 6.03.5 per million words

describes a feeling of fear that grows slowly and steadily

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Examples (20)

  • As she walked down the dark corridor, she felt a creeping dread with every step.
  • A sense of creeping dread filled him as he walked down the long, dark corridor.
  • A creeping dread settled over him as he realized he'd missed the deadline.
  • As she listened to the news report, a creeping dread began to take hold.
  • The eerie silence of the abandoned town was filled with a sense of creeping dread.
  • He couldn't shake the feeling of creeping dread that something terrible was about to happen.
  • While waiting for the doctor's call, a creeping dread began to tighten its grip on her.
  • The silence in the abandoned house was thick with a palpable, creeping dread.
  • The novel masterfully builds a feeling of creeping dread leading up to the final reveal.
  • Waiting for the doctor's results, I was overcome by a creeping dread.
  • He ignored the creeping dread in his heart and opened the mysterious door.
  • There is a creeping dread among scientists about the long-term effects of climate change.
  • What began as mild unease slowly transformed into a creeping dread.
  • A creeping dread washed over the crowd as the lights suddenly went out.
  • We must face the creeping dread of environmental change before it's too late.
  • Creeping dread was his constant companion in the days leading up to the trial.
  • I couldn't shake the creeping dread that something was terribly wrong at home.
  • With each tick of the clock, the creeping dread inside her grew stronger.
  • With each strange sound from the attic, his creeping dread intensified.
  • The protagonist is gripped by a creeping dread as he uncovers the conspiracy.