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aboding

/əˈboʊ.dɪŋ/

aboding noun: a foreboding. Also the present participle and gerund of abode.

Noun

aboding (plural abodings)

  1. (obsolete) A foreboding.
    • Why suffer you that ill-aboding vermin To breed so near your bosom?1625, George Chapman, J. M. R. Margeson, edited by J. M. R. Margeson, The conspiracy and tragedy of Charles, Duke of Byron, Manchester University Press, page 127

Also used as

aboding is also the present participle and gerund of abode.

Forms of aboding

pluralabodings

Origin of aboding

From a + bode + -ing.

Questions about aboding

What does aboding mean?
Aboding means a foreboding.
What part of speech is aboding?
Aboding is a noun.
How do you pronounce aboding?
Aboding is pronounced /əˈboʊ.dɪŋ/ (US).
What is the plural of aboding?
The plural of aboding is abodings.

Words near aboding in the dictionary

  1. abodelessness
  2. abodement
  3. abodements
  4. abodes
  5. abodest
  6. aboding
  7. abodings
  8. Abodrite
  9. Abodrites
  10. abogado
  11. abogados

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