forebode
verb (used with object)
to foretell or predict; be an omen of; indicate beforehand; portend.
are foreboding
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present progressiveof forebode.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Not all of the comparisons between the Black Plague and COVID-19 are foreboding.
From Salon ● Dec. 25, 2021
Some of those critters are foreboding, causing Ori to flash brightly in pain when encountering them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2021
Perry has emphatically described “Chained to the Rhythm” as “purposeful pop,” and while its prophecies are foreboding, they are also deeply unspecific.
From The New Yorker ● Feb. 13, 2017
You are foreboding what, please God, will never happen.
From A Noble Life by Dinah Maria Mulock Craik
