dreaden
dreaden verb: to bring about or fill with fear or dread; make dreaded or dreadful.
Verb
dreaden (third-person singular simple present dreadens, present participle dreadening, simple past and past participle dreadened)
- To bring about or fill with fear or dread; make dreaded or dreadful.
- The constant fear of leopards
Creeping into parhaos, dreadens me,
Whims of weather, and a risky life.1946, Snow Balls Of Garhwal, page 67 - What is that hidden factor that dreadens human beings to such a great extent? How can we safeguard ourselves against it?1972, School Science, volume 10, page 34
- The constant fear of leopards
Examples of dreaden in a sentence
- As a result of this Yellow fever Board, very few people living today have any knowledge of this dreadening disease.2009, B.K. Tyagi, Scientist: A Unique Species and the Backbone of a Nations Economic and Intellectual Prosperity:
- The dreadening vision of her death pushed me to my limit.2011, Hani B. Alhemsi, Eyes of God:
Forms of dreaden
| third-person singular present | dreadens |
|---|---|
| present participle | dreadening |
| past participle | dreadened |
| past | dreadened |
Origin of dreaden
From dread (noun) + -en (verbal suffix).
Questions about dreaden
- What does dreaden mean?
- Dreaden means to bring about or fill with fear or dread; make dreaded or dreadful.
- How do you use dreaden in a sentence?
- As a result of this Yellow fever Board, very few people living today have any knowledge of this dreadening disease.
- What part of speech is dreaden?
- Dreaden is a verb.
- What is the past tense of dreaden?
- The past tense of dreaden is dreadened.
Words near dreaden in the dictionary
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