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omening

omening is the present participle and gerund of omen.

Meaning of omen

Verb

omen (third-person singular simple present omens, present participle omening, simple past and past participle omened)

  1. (transitive) To be an omen of.
  2. (intransitive) To divine or predict from omens.

See all 4 meanings of omen

Noun

omening (plural omenings)

  1. An omen or harbinger.
    • 5 July, 1796, Samuel Taylor Coleridge letter to Mr. Poole
      However, as I am doing nothing, and in the prospect of doing nothing settled, I was afraid to give way to the omenings of my heart; and accordingly I accepted his proposal […]

Forms of omening

pluralomenings

Questions about omening

What does omening mean?
Omening means an omen or harbinger.
What is omening the present participle and gerund of?
Omening is the present participle and gerund of omen.
What part of speech is omening?
Omening is a noun.
What is the plural of omening?
The plural of omening is omenings.

Words near omening in the dictionary

  1. Omelias
  2. omen
  3. omena
  4. omened
  5. omenic
  6. omening
  7. omenings
  8. omenless
  9. Omenn syndrome
  10. omenology
  11. omens

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