forboding
forboding is the alternative form of foreboding.
forboding is the present participle and gerund of forbode.
Meaning of foreboding
Adjective
foreboding (comparative more foreboding, superlative most foreboding)
- Of ominous significance; serving as an ill omen; foretelling of harm or difficulty.
- Blood on the street / Foreboding god complex / She never knew she was next2018, “Blood on the Street”, performed by Soulfly
- Synonyms:
- inauspicious, portentous, augurous, baleful, bodeful, boding, dire, disastrous, divine, fatal
Meaning of forbode
Noun
forbode (plural forbodes)
- A forbidding, a prohibition; a command forbidding a thing.
- God's/The Lord's forbode
Forms of forboding
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more forboding |
| superlative | most forboding |
| alternative form | foreboding |
| Noun | |
| plural | forbodings |
Questions about forboding
- What is forboding the alternative form of?
- Forboding is the alternative form of foreboding.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: forboding (page history and authors); foreboding (page history and authors); forbode (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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