dread in Tagalog
alap-ap
/dɹɛd/
dread in Tagalog: alap-ap. In English, dread means to fear greatly.
Tagalog words for dread
- great fear in view of impending evil
- alap-ap
English meaning of dread
- verb To fear greatly.
- verb To anticipate with fear.
- verb To be in dread, or great fear.
- verb To style (the hair) into dreadlocks.
dread in a sentence
- I'm dreading getting the results of the test, as it could decide my whole life.
- My visit to the doctor is filling me with dread.
- 1980, Donald Fagen; Walter Becker (lyrics and music), "Glamour Profession" in Gaucho, track 3: "Jack with his radar / Stalking the dread moray eel"
dread in other languages
Questions about dread in Tagalog
- What is the meaning of dread in Tagalog?
- Dread in Tagalog is alap-ap.
- Ano ang dread sa Tagalog?
- Dread: alap-ap.
- What does dread mean in English?
- Dread means to fear greatly.
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