Dreading (7)
I believe the answer is:
fearing
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">dreading</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('fear' can be a synonym of 'dread')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for fearing that I've seen before include "Nervous" , "Worried about" , "Dreading" .)