forebode
verb (used with object)
to foretell or predict; be an omen of; indicate beforehand; portend.
is foreboding
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present progressiveof forebode (3rd person singular).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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The gray sky is foreboding, a storm clearly on the horizon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2025
As always, the sound is foreboding and sleek, sardonic yet soulful — music for lovers in black-leather-upholstered bullet-train compartments, racing toward ominous destinations.
From New York Times ● Mar. 19, 2023
Targaryen is described as a good-natured man which is foreboding in Martin's fantasy world because "good men to do not necessarily make for great kings."
From Salon ● Mar. 31, 2022
What is foreboding for K–12 students, however, is liberating for college students.
From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2021
While it's fine make the hay— Rain is foreboding.
From Cole's Funny Picture Book No. 1 by E. W. (Edward William) Cole
