foretell
verb (used with object)
to tell of beforehand; predict; prophesy.
were foretelling
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past progressiveof foretell.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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I'm trembling all over, as if she were foretelling something for me.
From The Storm by Constance Garnett
