2. Adjective. Exhibiting fear. ¹
3. Adjective. Showing profound respect or deference. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Fearing
1. fear [v] - See also: fear
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fearing
Literary usage of Fearing
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan (1860)
"But we will here conclude our discourse of Mr. fearing after we have sent ...
For after Mr. Great-heart had made an end with Mr. fearing, Mr. Honest began ..."
2. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register (1859)
"Unto my two sonnes, John fearing & Israeli fearing, all my Lands, both upland &
meadow, & they shall pay unto their sisters, Mary fearing & Sarah fearing, ..."
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