boding

[ boh-ding ]

noun

1. a foreboding; omen.

adjective

1. foreboding; ominous.

Other Words From

• boding·ly adverb
• non·boding adjective
• non·boding·ly adverb
• pre·boding adjective
• un·boding adjective
• well-boding adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of boding¹

before 1000; (noun) Middle English; Old English bodunge announcement ( bode ¹, -ing ¹ ); (adj.) bode ¹ + -ing ²

Example Sentences

The arrow at last struck its mark, and my boding heart then whispered how this would end.

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That remark stood now explained, and in a very grim and boding sense did the explanation strike them.

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Each leaf that moves doth thrill this wretched frame With boding and with dread.

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The doctor, peering after him with strange, sad eyes, shook a boding head.

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Tell me that we shall be happy yet; for oh, I have a boding heart this day!

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Related Words

• harbinger
• indication
• portent
• premonition