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I do not allow myself vain regrets or foreboding.
Mary Boykin Chesnut

Meaning of "foreboding" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FOREBODING

foreboding  [fɔːˈbəʊdɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FOREBODING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Foreboding can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES FOREBODING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of foreboding in the English dictionary

The first definition of foreboding in the dictionary is a feeling of impending evil, disaster, etc. Other definition of foreboding is an omen or portent. Foreboding is also presaging something.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FOREBODING


autoloading
ˈɔːtəʊˌləʊdɪŋ
boding
ˈbəʊdɪŋ
breech-loading
ˈbriːtʃˌləʊdɪŋ
coding
ˈkəʊdɪŋ
decoding
diːˈkəʊdɪŋ
Dowding
ˈdaʊdɪŋ
downloading
ˈdaʊnˌləʊdɪŋ
encoding
ɪnˈkəʊdɪŋ
freeloading
ˈfriːˌləʊdɪŋ
loading
ˈləʊdɪŋ
muzzle-loading
ˈmʌzəlˌləʊdɪŋ
noncoding
ˌnɒnˈkəʊdɪŋ
noncorroding
ˌnɒnkəˈrəʊdɪŋ
overcrowding
ˌəʊvəˈkraʊdɪŋ
pudding
ˈpʊdɪŋ
roading
ˈrəʊdɪŋ
roding
ˈrəʊdɪŋ
unboding
ʌnˈbəʊdɪŋ
unforeboding
ˌʌnfəˈbəʊdɪŋ
unloading
ʌnˈləʊdɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FOREBODING

forearm
forearm smash
forearmed
forebay
forebear
forebitt
forebitter
forebode
forebodement
foreboder
forebodingly
forebodingness
forebody
foreboom
forebrain
forecabin
forecaddie
forecar
forecarriage
forecast

WORDS THAT END LIKE FOREBODING

according
adding
Baoding
brooding
building
ending
finding
flooding
holding
including
leading
outstanding
pending
providing
reading
recording
regarding
riding
Spalding
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Synonyms and antonyms of foreboding in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «FOREBODING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «foreboding» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of foreboding

Translation of «foreboding» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FOREBODING

Find out the translation of foreboding to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of foreboding from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «foreboding» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

预感
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

presentimiento
570 millions of speakers

English

foreboding
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पूर्वाभास
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نذير
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

предчувствие
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pressentimento
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পূর্বলক্ষণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pressentiment
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Toeboding
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Ahnung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

予感
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

예감
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Foreboding
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

biết trước
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அச்சத்துடனும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शकुन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

önsezi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

presagio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przeczucie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

передчуття
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

presimțire
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

προαίσθημα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onheilspellend
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

förebud
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

illevarslende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of foreboding

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FOREBODING»

The term «foreboding» is regularly used and occupies the 65.552 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FOREBODING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «foreboding» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «foreboding» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about foreboding

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5 QUOTES WITH «FOREBODING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word foreboding.
1
Buzz Aldrin
Whenever I gaze up at the moon, I feel like I'm on a time machine. I am back to that precious pinpoint of time, standing on the foreboding - yet beautiful - Sea of Tranquility. I could see our shining blue planet Earth poised in the darkness of space.
2
Mary Boykin Chesnut
I do not allow myself vain regrets or foreboding.
3
Daniel Ellsberg
My feelings of revulsion and foreboding about nuclear weapons had not changed an iota since 1945, and they have never left me. Since I was 14, the overriding objective of my life has been to prevent the occurrence of nuclear war.
4
Jamie Johnson
I had hoped that foreboding economic circumstances would have caused the ultra-rich to think not just of themselves and increasing their own personal affluence. Unfortunately, however, too many of them lack concern, and without this concern, the divisive imbalance will only worsen with recession.
5
Nathaniel Philbrick
The great lesson I get from 'Moby-Dick' is that when the times are bad, when there is great foreboding, there are still ways to go about living. It's through Ishmael that I find a kind of overall cosmic approach to a meaningful life in this meaningless world.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FOREBODING»

Discover the use of foreboding in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to foreboding and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Shakespeare Survey
It is strange that the role of anticipation and foreboding in Shakespearian drama has so far not received adequate attention and treatment. For here we find an important feature of Shakespeare's dramatic art which is closely connected not only ...
Allardyce Nicoll, 2002
2
Adventure: Book One - Foreboding Fate
Adventure is a turbulent, tragic tale of the titular heroine Adventure Eurynome, two ravens, and three friends on an epic quest to restore balance to two worlds.
Stephen Sierer, 2014
3
Foreboding
After Jilly Kenworth's husband, Richard, was killed by a hit and run driver she moves to Cornwall with her nine year old daughter, Becca, in search of happiness.
Jill Painter, 2006
4
The Ghosts of Hamlet: The Play and Modern Writers
In his journal entry for 17 January 1837, Kierkegaard suggests that it is the quality of dread that gives force to Hamlet's tragedy: If something is really to become depressing the foreboding that there is something wrong must first of all develop in ...
Martin Scofield, 1980
5
Commentary on Shakespeare's Richard III
Anticipation. and. Foreboding. Clouds, falling leaves, the setting sun, the approach of night, and storms are often in Shakespeare symbols of danger and impending disaster;1 here, in lines 32 to 37, they are heaped one upon the other.
Wolfgang Clemen, 2013
6
The Foreboding Inn
Edward Gfiffin suddenly found he had inherited a 500-year-old castle in England. From this on, his life was a roller coaster ride of ups and downs.
C. Darwin Sewell, 2008
7
The British Tradesman and Other Sketches: Including the ...
THE. FOREBODING. THE FLOWER EXTERMINATOR. Without an excuse for impressing his mark. "I am not fair, ' he, brooding, said ; " My eyebrows lack the classic arch, There lurks no grace about my head." (He spoke a year ago — in March.) ...
James Frank Sullivan, 1880
8
The Children of Odin: The Book of Northern Myths
FOREBODING IN ASGARD WHAT happened afterwards is to the shame of the Gods, and mortals may hardly speak of it. Gulveig the Witch came into Asgard, for Heimdall might not forbid her entrance. She came within and she had her seat ...
Padraic Colum, 2004
9
Blitzkrieg Unleashed: The German Invasion of Poland, 1939
NE. A. Certain. A. Certain. Foreboding. Foreboding. We will inevitably have a war with Germany. – JOZEF PILSUDSKI ... as a port made Danzig the obvious choice for the new Polish state to gain 'access to 23 Chapter 1 A Certain Foreboding 23.
Richard Hargreaves, 2010
10
The Concept of the Goddess
Sandra Billington, Miranda Green. they are not solely associated with foreboding or lamenting death but have a range of functions in relation to the rulers and inhabitants of their areas. In the literature, for example, the Otherworld woman, the ...
Sandra Billington, Miranda Green, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FOREBODING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term foreboding is used in the context of the following news items.
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First foreboding trailer for Robert Kirkman's new exorcism … - Blastr
The first trailer for The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman's upcoming horror TV series Outcast has been released. The first look trailer was ... «Blastr, Jul 15»
2
Big-Name Stars and Glimpse of 'Suicide Squad' Wow Crowd - The …
Appearing on stage alongside Mr. Cavill and Mr. Affleck, who plays a bulky Batman in the film, Mr. Snyder introduced dark and foreboding ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
3
Sharp Has "Mixed Emotions" After Trade from Blackhawks | NBC …
After months of speculation and a foreboding sense of inevitability, the Chicago Blackhawks finally pulled the trigger on yet another big trade, ... «NBC Chicago, Jul 15»
4
Local News - The Morning Call
While the prosperity has lifted spirits and the city's image, it has left some with a feeling of foreboding. "Given the history, you wonder, will the ... «Allentown Morning Call, Jul 15»
5
'Crimson Peak' Maze Is Coming to Halloween Horror Nights
With a foreboding "Beware of Crimson Peak" message that echos from Edith's past, guests will navigate a labyrinth of paranormal tortured souls ... «MovieWeb, Jul 15»
6
Alastair Cook marshals a near faultless display | Cricket | ESPN …
... Australia requiring a record fourth-innings total, there was a sense of fear and foreboding around the ground in Cardiff on Saturday morning. «ESPNcricinfo.com, Jul 15»
7
Mets 4, Diamondbacks 2
The afternoon got off to a foreboding start for Harvey, who walked center fielder A.J. Pollock leading off the first and gave up a homer to left ... «KSPR, Jul 15»
8
Hampton exhibit showcases art exploring world of night and …
... in the neighboring valley, adding to this remarkable portrait of a time of day filled with attraction, uncertainty and perhaps a little foreboding. «Daily Press, Jul 15»
9
Review: The Blue Room | Stuff.co.nz
... while Gregoire Hetzel's (The Tree, Incendies) Hitchcockian score adds to the atmosphere of foreboding. "Life is different when you live it and ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
10
'Star Wars': 10 Iconic Darth Vader Moments - Uproxx
One of cinema's most foreboding and memorable villains, Darth Vader, terrorized the imaginations of a whole generation with his imposing, ... «UPROXX, Jul 15»

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