Dread and Falter

Dread

Dread verb - Be afraid or scared of; be frightened of.

Falter and dread are semantically related in feeling topic. In some cases you can use "Falter" instead a verb "Dread".

Nearby Words: dreadful, dreadfully, dreaded, dreading, dreader

Falter

Falter verb - To show uncertainty about the right course of action.

Dread and falter are semantically related in feeling topic. Sometimes you can use "Dread" instead a verb "Falter".

Nearby Word: faltering

Common collocations

sense dread sense falter sense
time dread time falter time
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