boding
Americannoun
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of boding
before 1000; (noun) Middle English; Old English bodunge announcement ( bode 1, -ing 1 ); (adj.) bode 1 + -ing 2
Example Sentences
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He also sees DSV’s faster-than-expected integration of DB Schenker as boding well for CargoWise, with the additional volumes supporting his expectation of a 2H skew to WiseTech’s results.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2025
They also combing the Mediterranean off Derna, searching for boding swept away in the floods.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 25, 2023
A simplified prototype of the experiment that operates at room temperature is already remarkably sensitive, boding well for the final Archimedes apparatus's performance.
From Scientific American ● Apr. 29, 2023
A recent spike in mosquito-borne diseases — such as dengue fever and malaria — has underscored the fragility of the African country’s health system, boding ill for future challenges driven by climate change.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 9, 2023
A boding of ill we thought it, my father and I, for no tidings had we heard of Boromir since he went away, and no watcher on our borders had seen him pass.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
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