different between portent vs boding
portent
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin portentum, participle of portendere, from portend? (“I predict, I foretell”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?p??t?nt/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?p??t?nt/
- (rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA(key): /?po(?)?t?nt/
- (non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA(key): /?po?t?nt/
Noun
portent (plural portents)
- Something that portends an event about to occur, especially an unfortunate or evil event; an omen.
- A portending; significance
- Something regarded as portentous; a marvel; prodigy.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:omen
Related terms
- portend
- portentous
Translations
References
Anagrams
- torpent
French
Pronunciation
Verb
portent
- third-person plural present indicative of porter
- third-person plural present subjunctive of porter
Latin
Verb
portent
- third-person plural present active subjunctive of port?
portent From the web:
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- what percentage
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- what percent of women are sexually assaulted
- what percentage of the us population is vaccinated
boding
English
Etymology
From bode +? -ing.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?b??d??/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?bo?d??/
- Hyphenation: bod?ing
Adjective
boding (comparative more boding, superlative most boding)
- foreboding, ominous, portending.
Noun
boding (plural bodings)
- gerund of bode: a prediction of disaster; an omen, a portent.
Verb
boding
- present participle of bode
Anagrams
- Dobing
boding From the web:
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- boxing day
- what does bode well mean
- what does boding
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