fear of fearing

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• Fearing — may refer to:* Fearing Township, Washington County, Ohio, United States * Patricia Fearing, a James Bond characterPeople with the surname Fearing:* Dean Fearing (21st century), American chef * Kenneth Fearing (1902 1961), American poet and writer …   Wikipedia

• Fearing — Fear Fear, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Feared} (f[=e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Fearing}.] [OE. feren, faeren, to frighten, to be afraid, AS. f[=ae]ran to terrify. See {Fear}, n.] 1. To feel a painful apprehension of; to be afraid of; to consider or expect… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• FEARING, KENNETH — (1902–1961), U.S. poet and novelist. Fearing was born in Chicago and graduated from the University of Wisconsin and later settled in New York. He is regarded as a significant voice in 20th century American poetry. His verse, mainly satirical, was …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• FEAR OF GOD — (Heb. yirat elohim, but in the Talmud yirat shamayim, lit. fear of Heaven ), ethical religious concept, sometimes confused with yirat ḥet, the fear of sin, but in fact quite distinct from it. The daily private prayer of Rav (Ber. 16a), which has… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Fear (in Canon Law) —     Fear     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Fear     (IN CANON LAW.)     A mental disturbance caused by the perception of instant or future danger. Since fear, in greater or less degree, diminishes freedom of action, contracts entered into through… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Fear — Fear, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Feared} (f[=e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Fearing}.] [OE. feren, faeren, to frighten, to be afraid, AS. f[=ae]ran to terrify. See {Fear}, n.] 1. To feel a painful apprehension of; to be afraid of; to consider or expect with… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• fear for — Fear Fear, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Feared} (f[=e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Fearing}.] [OE. feren, faeren, to frighten, to be afraid, AS. f[=ae]ran to terrify. See {Fear}, n.] 1. To feel a painful apprehension of; to be afraid of; to consider or expect… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• fear for — ˈfear for [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they fear for he/she/it fears for present participle fearing for past tense feared for past p …   Useful english dictionary

• fear — fear1 W1S3 [fıə US fır] n [: Old English; Origin: fAr sudden danger ] 1.) [U and C] the feeling you get when you are afraid or worried that something bad is going to happen ▪ The boy s eyes were full of fear. fear of ▪ a fear of flying ▪ There… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• fear — [[t]fɪ͟ə(r)[/t]] ♦ fears, fearing, feared 1) N VAR: oft N of n/ ing Fear is the unpleasant feeling you have when you think that you are in danger. I was sitting on the floor shivering with fear because a bullet had been fired through a window …   English dictionary

• fear — 1 noun (C, U) 1 an unpleasant feeling of being frightened or worried that something bad is going to happen: The boy s eyes were full of fear. | McCarthy exploited deep seated fears about communism among the American people. (+ of): fear of flying …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English