boding en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈboʊdɪŋ/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈbəʊdɪŋ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Etymology tree English bode Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-West Germanic *-andī Old English -ende Middle English -ynge English -ing English boding From bode + -ing.
Meanings
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foreboding, ominous, portending.
[E]very sound of nature, at that witching hour, fluttered his excited imagination: the moan of the whip-poor-will from the hill side; the boding cry of the tree-toad, that harbinger of storm; […]
1820 March 5, Geoffrey Crayon [pseudonym; Washington Irving], “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”, in The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent., number VI, New York, N.Y.: […] C[ornelius] S. Van Winkle, […], →OCLC, page 65:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most boding | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more boding | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Synonyms
sinister · portentous · bodeful · ill-starred · divine · omenic · inauspicious · nefastous · inauspicious · ill-boding · fatal · sullen · presagious · presageful · ill-omened · prodigious · ominous · star-crossed · boding · brooding · foreboding · disastrous · inauspicate · dire · baleful · ill-fated · portentous · augurous