Dreading

Tomorrow I have my oral exam in German, which I'm not too bothered about. On Thursday, however, I have an exam on abstract algebra — specifically, ring theory — which I'm really dreading.

Are you dreading this as much as I am?

Are you dreading this?

I've been dreading this moment for a long time.

I'm dreading the exam.

Tom is dreading the parent-teacher meeting.

The detective was dreading the stakeout.

Tom is both dreading and looking forward to the summer.

There, mute, and, as the traitress deemed, unknown, / dreading the Danaan's vengeance, and the sword / of Trojans, wroth for Pergamus o'erthrown, / dreading the anger of her injured lord, / sat Troy's and Argos' fiend, twice hateful and abhorred.

Sami has been dreading singing in public.