mounting dread

Frequency: 6.57.3 per million words

a rapidly increasing feeling of fear

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Examples (20)

  • As the strange noises grew louder, she felt a mounting dread.
  • The mounting dread in her heart grew with each passing moment.
  • With every unanswered call, his mounting dread became almost unbearable.
  • A sense of mounting dread filled the room as the storm approached.
  • The community watched with mounting dread as the wildfire approached their town.
  • He felt a mounting dread as the deadline drew nearer.
  • He described the mounting dread he experienced before every exam.
  • The news report only added to the mounting dread among the citizens.
  • A sense of mounting dread filled the silent control room as the signal was lost.
  • Despite his efforts, the mounting dread of failure was hard to shake off.
  • Looking back, I recognize the mounting dread I felt in the days leading up to the announcement.
  • She couldn't ignore the mounting dread that accompanied the eerie silence.
  • The character's journey into the abandoned mansion was filled with suspense and mounting dread.
  • The detective sensed a mounting dread from the victim's family.
  • Despite his confident words, the mounting dread was evident in his eyes.
  • There was a mounting dread that the worst might happen.
  • The silence from the rescue team only added to the family's mounting dread.
  • A wave of mounting dread washed over him as he opened the letter.
  • As the deadline neared, a mounting dread settled over the unprepared student.
  • The children huddled together, overwhelmed by a mounting dread.