Foreboding
Definition
(adj) A feeling that something bad will happen
Examples
“The dark clouds gave the scene a foreboding atmosphere.”
“The empty station felt foreboding after midnight.”
“Her foreboding about the ferry was right; it got canceled before dawn.”
“He had a foreboding feeling when Maya didn't answer the door in Queens.”
“By 9 p.m., the silence in Dad's house had turned foreboding.”
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Other English words at this level include Vicarious, Altruism, Petulant, Voracity, and Infrastructure. Tap any word to see its definition, examples, and audio.
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