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Definition of boding - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
emotionRare feeling that something bad will happenRare
- There was a boding in the air before the storm.
2.
predictionRare indication of future events, often negativeRare
- The dark clouds were a boding of the coming storm.
Adjective
1.
ominousRare suggesting something bad will happenRare
- The dark clouds were a boding sign of the storm.
2.
future eventRare indicating a future eventRare
- The dark clouds were boding a storm.
Expressions with boding
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suggesting something bad will happen
Dark clouds are an ill-boding sign.
Origin of boding
Old English, bodian (to announce)
Examples of boding in a sentence
His boding was evident in the tense atmosphere. The eerie silence was a boding of trouble. Her dream was a boding of future challenges. Her boding expression hinted at the bad news. The boding silence filled the room with tension. The eerie silence was boding trouble.
The sudden drop in temperature was boding a harsh winter.
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- French:mauvais pressentiment, menaçant, ...
- German:Vorahnung, unheilvoll, ...
- Italian:presagio, minaccioso, ...
- Spanish:presentimiento, presagiante, ...
- Portuguese:pressentimento, ameaçador, ...
- Chinese:不祥之感, 不祥的, ...
- Japanese:不吉な予感, 前兆の, ...
- Arabic:إِحْسَاسٌ بِالنَّذِيرِ, مُنْذِر, ...
- Hebrew:תְּחוּשַׁת בִּישׁ, מַבְשִׂיר רָעוֹת, ...
- Russian:предчувствие, зловещий, ...
- Ukrainian:передчуття, зловісний, ...
- Hindi:अशुभ संकेत, अशुभ, ...
Definition of bode - Reverso English Dictionary
Verb
future predictionindicate by signs
- Dark clouds bode a storm..
- The economic indicators bode well for the future.
- These signs bode trouble for the project.
Expressions with bode
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show a sign that something bad will happen
The dark clouds bode ill for our picnic.
indicate a positive outcome
The sunny weather bodes well for the picnic.
show signs that something bad will happen
The dark clouds bode no good for our picnic.
Origin of bode
Old English, bodian (announce)
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- French:présager, ...
- German:ankündigen, ...
- Italian:preannunciare, ...
- Spanish:presagiar, ...
- Portuguese:pressagiar, ...
- Chinese:预示, ...
- Japanese:兆しを見せる, ...
- Arabic:أَنْذَرَ, ...
- Hebrew:לְבַשֵּׂר, ...
- Russian:предсказывать, ...
- Ukrainian:передвіщати, ...
- Hindi:संकेत देना, ...
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