foreshadowing

[ fawr-shad-oh-ing ]

/ ˌfɔrˈʃæd oʊ ɪŋ /

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noun

an indication of something that will happen in the future, often used as a literary device to hint at or allude to future plot developments: The gothic novel uses foreshadowing to build suspense.

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Origin of foreshadowing

First recorded in 1845–50; foreshadow + -ing¹

Words nearby foreshadowing

foresaddle, foresaid, foresail, foresee, foreshadow, foreshadowing, foreshank, foresheet, foreshock, foreshore, foreshorten

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In a bit of foreshadowing, he repeated that opinion in November.
Jeb Bush’s Unseen Anti-Gay Marriage Emails|Jackie Kucinich|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
“The spoon was a tool for foreshadowing,” the Facebook page explains.
‘The Walking Dead’ Fans Demand: Bring Back Beth!|Melissa Leon|December 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In a foreshadowing of things to come, I learned that Africa is always changing.
How I Got Addicted to Africa (and Wrote a Thriller About It)|Todd Moss|September 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The rise of the yeoman class in Britain was particularly critical in foreshadowing the evolution of America.
In the Future We'll All Be Renters: America's Disappearing Middle Class|Joel Kotkin|August 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Foreshadowing her intentions, the forty-seven-year-old gave the boy a signed first edition of the titillating tale.
Seduce Like a Writer: How 7 Famous Scribes Wooed|Joni Rendon, Shannon McKenna Schmidt|February 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Such was the foreshadowing of the great calamity that was so soon to follow.
The Atlantic Telegraph|William Howard Russell
Like the overture of many modern musical compositions, this Prelude is a lyric anticipation or foreshadowing of the whole work.
Select Masterpieces of Biblical Literature|Various
The contrivance claims to be mentioned as his first success in mechanics, foreshadowing his future expertness.
Heads and Tales|Various
I asked, wondering at my indifference to this foreshadowing of triumph.
The Plum Tree|David Graham Phillips
She watched for him through the window, foreshadowing by his appearance on the walk gladness or sorrow.
An Oregon Girl|Alfred Ernest Rice

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foreshadowing

noun

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