Fearing

Examples

• If a gust of wind swept the waste, I looked up, fearing it was the rush of a bull; if a plover whistled, I imagined it a man. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• I was only fearing that you were grieved. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• Notwithstanding my late boast about not fearing a showerI hardly liked to go out under this waterspout. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• I declined offering an opinion, fearing to do harm. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• Under favour, sir, replied the yeoman, I have another reason for refraining to shoot, besides the fearing discomfiture and disgrace. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
• Tal Hajus arose, and I, half fearing, half anticipating his intentions, hurried to the winding runway which led to the floors below. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
• Pious to guard the hospitable rite, And fearing Jove, whom mercy's works delight. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
• I wish I might go on by myself, he resumed, fearing, apparently, that he was to be pressed into some unpleasant service. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• Not its flippancy, father, said Mary, quickly, fearing that her mother would be displeased. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• For mankind censure injustice, fearing that they may be the victims of it and not because they shrink from committing it. Plato. The Republic.
• Almost fearing, without knowing why, to come in view of the forge, I saw it at last, and saw that it was closed. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• Fearing to ask any more advice, she did her best alone, and discovered that something more than energy and good will is necessary to make a cook. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• They seldom addressed each other, shunning explanation, each fearing any communication the other might make. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• We both watched Laura more anxiously than ever, sometimes waiting and hoping, sometimes waiting and fearing, till the time came. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• He had spoken all in a low whisper, evidently fearing spying ears even here, and so I answered him in the same subdued tone. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• It was long, and I was in torture while he was delivering it, fearing something would be expected from me in response. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• I hesitated, fearing that my presence might be considered an intrusion. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• We, however, lay to until the morning, fearing to encounter in the dark those large loose masses which float about after the breaking up of the ice. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
• Elinor resolving to exert herself, though fearing the sound of her own voice, now said, Is Mrs. Ferrars at Longstaple? Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
• Not fearing the dew, she has not covered her head; her curls are free--they veil her neck and caress her shoulder with their tendril rings. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• Fearing to betray herself, she slipped away, murmuring something about needing more paper. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• I stopped, fearing I might say too much, or had already said it, and we took another look at each other. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• I had given orders for a movement by the left flank, fearing that Lee might move rapidly to Richmond to crush Butler before I could get there. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• He said so, answered the mother, and Johnny's a God-fearing boy and tells no lies. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• I told him I had not gone today, fearing to lose the chance of being of any service to him; but that I was ready to go when he would. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• Mrs. Jenkinson was chiefly employed in watching how little Miss de Bourgh ate, pressing her to try some other dish, and fearing she was indisposed. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
• Also fearing for the worst, we telegraphed for a large number of seats in the diligence for Damascus, and horses for the ruins of Baalbec. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• I made a shift to keep the key in a pocket of my own, fearing Glumdalclitch might lose it. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
• Sometimes I sat with my eyes fixed on the ground, fearing to raise them lest they should encounter the object which I so much dreaded to behold. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
• But I say this, fearing you may want money to save your own blood from exposure and disgrace--make as much as you can! Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.

Editor: Mamie