The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word DREADING which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1986.
In fear of crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters | 
|---|---|---|
| DREADING | 100 % | 8 | 
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: In fear of
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- scared
 - afraid
 - terrified
 - petrified
 - fearfully
 - frightful
 - frightened
 - fearful
 - fear
 - scare
 - irkutsk
 - fearing
 
Crossword Answer definitions
DREADING verb- To fear greatly.
 - To anticipate with fear.
 - To be in dread, or great fear.
 - To style (the hair) into dreadlocks.
 
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