verb
- present participle of fear; feeling afraid or anxious about something that might happen
Usage: present participle form
Examples
- Fearing the worst, she called the hospital immediately.
- The students were fearing their final exam results.
- Fearing rejection, he hesitated to ask her out.
- The townspeople were fearing another storm.
- Fearing for his safety, his mother called the police.
- She avoided the dark alley, fearing what might lurk there.