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noun

ˈbō-diŋ How to pronounce boding (audio)
Definition of bodingnext
as in omen
something believed to be a sign or warning of a future event among some ancient peoples, solar eclipses were often seen as celestial bodings of earthly calamities

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verb

present participle of bode
as in promising
to show signs of a favorable or successful outcome her natural gift for reading boded well for her future in school

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Recent Examples of boding
Verb
Also apparently boding well along the way was a 2021 FIFA site visit here that included group excursions to Arrowhead, Sporting KC’s Compass Minerals National Performance Center, Rock Chalk Park in Lawrence and several potential sites for a fan festival. — Kansas City Star, 15 May 2026 This establishes that hyperscale AI infrastructure is now being built at utility scale, boding well for companies like Broadcom that offer both custom chips and rack-scale networking solutions. — Tipranks.com Staff, CNBC, 19 Apr. 2026 While traders are trying to cash in on the rally, geopolitical uncertainty persists, boding well for gold prices. — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 6 Feb. 2026 Varas and sporting director Tyler Heaps did fabulous work, boding well for a stellar second season. — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Nov. 2025 Now, the woman seems to be replete with suggestions, boding well for yet another January birthday to keep the holiday spirit going. — Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025 This astronomical use of explosives will require an increasing amount of TNT as the war continues, boding poorly for the global supply chain for the foreseeable future. — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 2 Sep. 2025 Are changes in global commerce boding a positive, negative or neutral outcome for businesses, and what actions are organizations taking in response to these shifts? — Sj Studio, Sourcing Journal, 28 Aug. 2025 Regrettably, her newfound fame, a determined stalker and a chilling vision about her best friend and roommate, Enid (Emma Myers), isn’t exactly boding well for her misanthropy. — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boding
  1. omen
  2. promising
  3. portent
  4. foreboding
  5. forerunner
  6. precursor
  7. presage
  8. foreshadowing
Noun
  • Could this be an omen for tonight’s game and the rest of the series against the Dodgers?
    — Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Now, traders are assessing what the moves mean for a swath of assets and wondering whether yields’ rapid climb is an omen that something could break in the market.
    — Alex Harring, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of omen
Verb
  • Korean star Han Ji-min accepted The Hollywood Reporter’s Trailblazer Award at a glitzy gala high above Busan on Wednesday night, promising that her creative journey was only just beginning.
    — Mathew Scott, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Anura Kumara Dissanayake became president on an anti-corruption platform in 2024 promising to take action against anyone suspected of corruption in the Rajapaksa family and previous administrations.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of promising
Noun
  • Eager to interpret the gods’ will—surely, stones that trailed light must hold sacred portent—the Romans consulted the Sibylline Books.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Grâce à la merveilleuse découverte de la Science Chrétienne, nos prières pour le monde sont efficaces et portent leurs fruits.
    — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of portent
Verb
  • Lowen must move into the Crawford family’s foreboding Vermont lake house to flirt with her husband sift through Verity’s notes and embody her voice.
    — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Lowen heads up to the Crawford home in Vermont, which is a stunning, if not foreboding, contemporary house by Danish sculptor and designer Jens Quistgaard that’s pretty much hidden in woods.
    — Fawnia Soo Hoo, Allure, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of foreboding
Noun
  • Dubbed the ‘American Turtle’ for its appearance, the submarine made three attempts to blow up British ships without success, but is considered the forerunner of modern submarines.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Margaret and Alice are the forerunners of Lucy and Ethel, and Shakespeare’s comedy, written expressly to entertain, gives us a sense of what an Elizabethan-era situation comedy might look like.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026
Definition of forerunner
Noun
  • Then there’s the new electric Jaguar, a machine that inflamed the Internet and became the subject of global controversy when its conceptual precursor was revealed in late 2024.
    — Jason Barlow, Robb Report, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days (also known as October Prime Day) is here, serving as a precursor to Black Friday and Cyber Monday.
    — Cameron Faulkner, The Verge, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of precursor
Noun
  • Sometimes, the departure of an underperforming executive or official presages improvements ahead.
    — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
  • But a lack of accountability presages failure for California’s big reform.
    — Rachel Canter, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2026
Definition of presage
Noun
  • In a bit of foreshadowing, Lowen’s near-waist length, dark brown hair hints at Verity’s, but with golden-red highlights and thick bangs.
    — Fawnia Soo Hoo, Allure, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Back in the series premiere, the Hal-o-gram’s first words serve as cheeky foreshadowing for the big reveal that ends that episode (aka revealing Hal’s dead body).
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of foreshadowing

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“Boding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boding. Accessed 15 Oct. 2026.

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