Fearing

7 lettersverbcommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

Present participle of fear, meaning experiencing anxiety or dread about something.

“Fearing the worst, she rang the hospital the moment she heard the news.”

Related Words

Synonyms

dreadingworryingapprehending

Antonyms

welcomingembracing

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Contains EAR in positions 2-4 and ends in -ING, the EAR cluster is an excellent early Wordle test combination

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Scrabble

Worth 11 points, all common tiles but the EAR cluster sets up strong connections to adjacent board letters

Words Related to Fearing

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “fearing” to make these 7-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

bearing flaring gearing hearing wearing

Words you can make from Fearing

Shorter words formed from the letters in “fearing”.

earing faring finger fringe gainer reagin regain regina aegir afire agrin aiger aigre anger angie areng argin erian fager fagin faire feign feria finer

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