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boding

noun
bod·ing | \ˈbō-diŋ \

Definition of boding 

: foreboding

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augury, auspice, foreboding, foreshadowing, omen, portent, prefiguring, presage

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Examples of boding in a Sentence

among some ancient peoples, solar eclipses were often seen as celestial bodings of earthly calamities

First Known Use of boding

13th century, in the meaning defined above

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