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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Belinda Luscombe, Time, 31 Mar. 2025
Even the objective comedy of this storyline is framed with foreboding, like the water gun fight.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 9 Mar. 2025
Paula Newton, CNN Money, 18 Apr. 2025
In the larger context of the global climate crisis, this image of a plane suspended between sky and water becomes a foreboding symbol.
—Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2025
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Noun
His artworks, which include paintings, sculptures, mixed-media assemblages, mosaics, photographs, and film, are full of mood and foreboding.
—Belinda Luscombe, Time, 31 Mar. 2025
Even the objective comedy of this storyline is framed with foreboding, like the water gun fight.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 9 Mar. 2025
Adjective
And then, as if Canadians needed more reminders, his closing statement was blunt, foreboding and all about the American threat.
—Paula Newton, CNN Money, 18 Apr. 2025
In the larger context of the global climate crisis, this image of a plane suspended between sky and water becomes a foreboding symbol.
—Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Foreboding.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foreboding. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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