boding

[boh-ding]

noun

1. a foreboding; omen.

adjective

1. foreboding; ominous.

Other Word Forms

• bodingly adverb
• nonboding adjective
• nonbodingly adverb
• preboding adjective
• unboding adjective
• well-boding 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

Even though the Texas law is again on hold, the former U.S. representative said he thinks courts are moving toward giving states more authority, boding well for legislation like his.

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You can go on and on with comparisons, but something big boding in favor of this season’s team is the likelihood of Daccord maintaining his numbers beyond the streak.

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As of midday on Wednesday, the major U.S. airlines had few flight cancellations, boding well for the rest of the day, said Mike Arnot, a spokesperson for aviation analytics company Cirium.

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They also combing the Mediterranean off Derna, searching for boding swept away in the floods.

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Real wages adjusted for inflation fell in July for a 16th straight month in a sign households continued to feel the pinch from rising prices, separate data showed, boding ill for consumption.

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Related Words

• inkling 
• instinct 
• intuition 
• premonition