Definition of Fearing

1. Verb. (present participle of fear) ¹

2. Adjective. Exhibiting fear. ¹

3. Adjective. Showing profound respect or deference. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Fearing

1. fear [v] - See also: fear

Lexicographical Neighbors of Fearing

feard
feare
feared
fearer
fearers
feares
fearest
feareth
fearful
fearfull
fearfuller
fearfullest
fearfully
fearfulness
fearfulnesses
fearing (current term)
fearless
fearlessly
fearlessness
fearlessnesses
fearlike
fearmonger
fearmongered
fearmongering
fearmongers
fearnaught
fearnaughts
fearnought
fears
fearsome

Literary usage of Fearing

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan (1860)
"But we will here conclude our discourse of Mr. fearing after we have sent ... For after Mr. Great-heart had made an end with Mr. fearing, Mr. Honest began ..."

2. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register (1859)
"Unto my two sonnes, John fearing & Israeli fearing, all my Lands, both upland & meadow, & they shall pay unto their sisters, Mary fearing & Sarah fearing, ..."

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