soothsaying
sooth·say·ing
noun \-ˌsā-iŋ\Definition of SOOTHSAYING
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: the act of foretelling events
Examples of SOOTHSAYING
- <took the soothsayings published in the tabloids with a grain of salt>
First Known Use of SOOTHSAYING
15th century
Related to SOOTHSAYING
- Synonyms
- auguring, augury, bodement, cast, forecast, forecasting, foretelling, predicting, presaging, prognosis, prognostic, prognosticating, prognostication, prophecy (also prophesy), prediction, vaticination
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