Definition of "fearing" []

• Present participle of fear. (verb)
• Exhibiting fear. (adjective)
• Showing profound respect or deference. (adjective)

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• "An eyewitness, who refused to give his name fearing he would be targeted, said the restaurant was full when the car bomb exploded shortly before 8 a.m."
• "A witness, who wouldn't give his name fearing reprisals, claimed the police used unjustified force."
• "A witness, who wouldn't give his name fearing reprisals, says the police used unjustified force."