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noun

ˈbō-diŋ How to pronounce boding (audio)
Definition of bodingnext
as in omen
something believed to be a sign or warning of a future event among some ancient peoples, solar eclipses were often seen as celestial bodings of earthly calamities

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verb

present participle of bode
as in promising
to show signs of a favorable or successful outcome her natural gift for reading boded well for her future in school

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boding
  1. omen
  2. promising
  3. portent
  4. forerunner
  5. precursor
  6. foreboding
  7. presage
  8. foreshadowing
Noun
  • The untimely death of Lincoln's son Willie Lincoln More:Bad omens or just misunderstood?
    Janet Loehrke, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2024
  • Looking back at their final conversations in retrospect, Morrison now sees omens.
    Christian Holub, EW.com, 25 Oct. 2024
Definition of omen
Verb
  • Research into lithium’s effects on dementia, Alzheimer’s, and longevity has also been promising but inconclusive.
    Shayla Love, The Atlantic, 4 Oct. 2024
  • In the world of business technology, generative AI has emerged as a transformative force, promising to revolutionize how enterprises operate.
    Bernard Marr, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of promising
Noun
  • Scenes play out with all the portent of a Catholic Mass.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 11 Oct. 2024
  • For those who looked, there were signs and portents of core Democratic policies pushed offstage.
    Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 5 Sep. 2024
Definition of portent
Noun
  • Being a forerunner in your circle will put you in a good position and enable you to quickly field new possibilities, offering advantages.
    Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 2 Nov. 2024
  • Lilly developed its forerunner more than 30 years prior, according to reporting from FiercePharma. Market pricing for prescription drugs creates the incentives that perpetuate this cycle of innovation.
    Sally Pipes, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
Definition of forerunner
Noun
  • Meanwhile, vast quantities of a precursor chemical for amphetamines, benzyl methyl ketone, or BMK, were exported from various Western countries to the Middle East.
    Ed Caesar, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Nearly all the precursor chemicals that are needed to make fentanyl come from China.
    CBS News, CBS News, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of precursor
Noun
  • In his images of the World Trade Center, the passage of time has once again added to his foreboding.
    Benjamin Moser, The New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2024
  • But most foreboding is Falcone’s daughter and Alberto’s sister Sofia, released from Arkham Asylum after years inside and with major grievances against Oz, who used to be her driver.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2024
Definition of foreboding
Noun
  • The New Moon in Virgo, which occurs shortly after Mercury turns direct, presages really big beginnings throughout the zodiac.
    Jennifer Culp, Them, 16 Aug. 2024
  • As the ending of the story perhaps presages, Martha is on the cusp of a change in her life.
    Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker, 28 July 2024
Definition of presage
Noun
  • Episode writer Zachary Reiter knows exactly how to ham up the calm before the storm, warming us up with sentimental moments (like a mother preparing her son for his first date) and frisky foreshadowing (of course there’s a couple getting it on in the bathroom).
    Laura Bradley, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2024
  • The narrative told in his recent form was the world’s most obvious foreshadowing.
    Gabby Herzig, The Athletic, 14 Apr. 2024
Definition of foreshadowing
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