I dread to think



I dread/shudder to think

something that you say when you do not want to think about something because it is too worrying or too unpleasant (usually + question word) He was going so fast - I dread to think what would have happened if my brakes hadn't worked.
See also: think

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
AubreeAWB-reeEnglish (Modern)
Fionola-Irish, Scottish
Amaliaah-MAH-lee-ah (Dutch, German)Spanish, Italian, Romanian, Dutch, German, Ancient Germanic (Latinized)
Zvonimira-Croatian
Darija-Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Shelby['ʃelbi]