feel dread
Frequency: 8.518.2 per million words
to experience the emotion of dread
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- She felt a profound dread at the thought of meeting him again.
- As the deadline approached, he began to feel a growing dread.
- I feel a sense of dread every time the phone rings late at night.
- The explorers felt a creeping dread as they ventured deeper into the dark cave.
- Whenever he has to speak in public, he feels an overwhelming dread.
- We had never felt such dread before the storm hit.
- You might feel some dread before a big exam, which is perfectly normal.
- It was the first time in my life I had truly felt mortal dread.
- Why do I feel this sudden dread whenever I enter this room?
- Despite the reassurances, she couldn't help but feel a nagging dread about the results.