verb
- enduring or suffering something difficult or unpleasant with patience
Usage: Scottish and Northern English dialect; present participle of 'dree'
Examples
- She spent the winter dreeing the harsh weather without complaint.
- He was dreeing a long illness with remarkable courage.
- They kept dreeing through the difficult times, hoping for better days ahead.
- The old farmer had been dreeing hardship his entire life.
- She found strength in dreeing her sorrows quietly.