fore·bod·ing
(ˌ)fȯr-ˈbō-diŋ 
: indicative of or marked by foreboding
forebodingness
noun
Examples of foreboding in a Sentence
Noun
She was filled with a sense of foreboding.
It seems that her forebodings were justified.
Adjective
foreboding clouds began to gather
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Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
And despite the reasonable forebodings of Fleming and others, this time the outcome from geoengineering interventions should be different, though of course any intervention must be weighed against the unintended consequences that may follow.
—IEEE Spectrum, 1 Dec. 2010
Alison Herman, Variety, 22 May 2025
Those collectibles may well hold signs of past life on that enigmatic, dusty and foreboding world.
—Leonard David, Space.com, 13 May 2025
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Noun
The series has so much escapist potential in its initial episodes, poking at the absurdities of abundant wealth and ladling in so much silly foreboding, only to squander it because the series is unable to create anything resembling an emotional payoff.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
And despite the reasonable forebodings of Fleming and others, this time the outcome from geoengineering interventions should be different, though of course any intervention must be weighed against the unintended consequences that may follow.
—IEEE Spectrum, 1 Dec. 2010
Adjective
There’s nonetheless a difference between vibey vagueness that creates an air of foreboding mystique and fuzziness that obscures key aspects of character and story.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 22 May 2025
Those collectibles may well hold signs of past life on that enigmatic, dusty and foreboding world.
—Leonard David, Space.com, 13 May 2025
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“Foreboding.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foreboding. Accessed 31 May. 2025.
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