forebode
verb (used with object)
to foretell or predict; be an omen of; indicate beforehand; portend.
was foreboding
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past progressiveof forebode.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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He escaped thanks to a forceout at home and a double play, but his pitching was foreboding.
From New York Times ● Jun. 28, 2016
Even before the trial began, the atmosphere in courtroom No. 01 of the Beijing Intermediate People's Court was foreboding.
From Time Magazine Archive
With its rising towers, limestone columns, and jutting gables, it resembled a small fortress, as inaccessible as it was foreboding.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
There was foreboding in these strange brilliant days when the land was failing them.
From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck
The whole aspect of the Assembly was foreboding.
From The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution by Eug?ne Sue
