The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word DREAD which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2023.
Pit-of-the-stomach feeling crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| DREAD | 100 % | 5 |
Why may DREAD be the right solution?
The word "dread" is often used to describe a feeling of fear or apprehension that is felt in the pit of one's stomach. Therefore, "pit-of-the-stomach feeling" is a fitting clue for the answer "dread."
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Crossword Answer definitions
DREAD noun- Great fear in view of impending evil; fearful apprehension of danger; anticipatory terror.
- Reverential or respectful fear; awe.
- Somebody or something dreaded.
- A person highly revered.
- Fury; dreadfulness.
- A Rastafarian.
- (chiefly in the plural) dreadlock
- To fear greatly.
- To anticipate with fear.
- To be in dread, or great fear.
- To style (the hair) into dreadlocks.
- Terrible; greatly feared.
- Awe-inspiring; held in fearful awe.
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