feel dread

Frequency: 8.518.2 per million words

to experience the emotion of dread

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Examples (10)

  • 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.