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▪ I. fearing, vbl. n.|ˈfɪərɪŋ|
[f. fear v. + -ing1.]
The action of the vb. fear. a. The being in fear or dread, † an instance of this. † to have in fearing: to be in dread of. b. The action of distrusting or doubting; † an instance of this.
In the Lancashire dialect used collect. for ghosts, fairies, goblins, etc. By dialect writers spelt fe(e)orin.
1562J. Heywood Prov. & Epigr. (1867) 44 Decaie of cleane sweepyng folke had in fearyng. 1633P. Fletcher Purple Isl. viii. x. 109 Sending often back his doubtfull eye By fearing taught unthought of treacherie. a1662Heylin Laud (1668) i. 113 Long he had not been in Spain, when there were many fearings of him in the Court of England. 1682N. O. Boileau's Lutrin iii. 126 Poor Hobhowchin puts you in this fearing.
▪ II. fearing, ppl. a.|ˈfɪərɪŋ|
[f. as prec. + -ing2.]
That fears; often in comb. with prefixed object, as in ghost-fearing, God-fearing: see the ns.
1837H. Martineau Soc. Amer. III. 14 The aristocratic is..the fearing, while the democratic is the hoping, party.
Hence ˈfearingly adv., † (a) in a terrifying manner (obs.); (b) with fear, timidly.
1556J. Heywood Spider & F. lviii, Which shall make thant ieperd much by affection..to comfort spiders spightfully Rather then discomfort them thus fearingly. 1820Keats Lamia 247 Not with cold wonder fearingly But Orpheus⁓like. 1845R. W. Hamilton Pop. Educ. viii. (ed. 2) 198 The Conformist..fearingly doubted its consequences. |