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Meanings of hardly daring in English

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Usage of hardly daring in English
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Her-Breath-Contains stood still at the feet of She-Commands-Me-And-I-Obey, hardly daring to breathe.
She Commands Me and I Obey
2
So I crouched down behind the empty barrels, hardly daring to breathe.
True to Himself; Or, Roger Strong's Struggle for Place
3
They glanced at the senseless figure, as if hardly daring so much.
The Lion's Brood
4
She persisted, turning it to the light, hardly daring to draw breath.
Sword of Honour
5
She might be able to do it, he thought, hardly daring to hope.
The wrong venus
6
Creb had been watching silently, hardly daring to believe she was really back.
The Clan of the Cave Bear
7
The servants looked at him in wonder and terror, hardly daring to breathe.
Frederick the Great and His Family: A Historical Novel
8
When he heard steps on the deck, he froze, hardly daring to breathe.
Secret of the Dragon
9
So Gaborn nodded at King Orwynne's blathering, hardly speaking, hardly daring to move.
Brotherhood of the Wolf
10
He picked up the book, hardly daring to look at it.
Cross of St. George
11
Tabitha sat in a daze, hardly daring to believe her ears.
Tabitha at Ivy Hall
12
Ayla crouched unmoving, rooted to the spot, hardly daring to breathe.
The Clan of the Cave Bear
13
We crouch down farther into the shadows, hardly daring to breathe.
World After
14
They still spoke, however, in whispers, hardly daring to utter their thoughts aloud.
All Around the Moon
15
Donald lay motionless, hardly daring to breathe, and watched them out of sight.
At War with Pontiac; Or, The Totem of the Bear: A Tale of Redcoa...
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That's hardly daring: Nestle has fallen short four years running.
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