"fearing" meaning in English

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Adjective

Rhymes: -ɪəɹɪŋ Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} fearing (not comparable)
  1. Exhibiting fear. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-fearing-en-adj-3YbX2Zmx
  2. Showing profound respect or deference. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-fearing-en-adj-5YBQONCy
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: God-fearing

Verb

Rhymes: -ɪəɹɪŋ Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} fearing
  1. present participle and gerund of fear Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: fear
    Sense id: en-fearing-en-verb-vParW7gR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 8 65

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for fearing meaning in English (1.2kB)

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