different between warning vs foreboding

warning

English

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /?w??n??/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?w??n??/
  • Rhymes: -??(?)n??
  • Hyphenation: warn?ing

Verb

warning

  1. present participle of warn

Noun

warning (plural warnings)

  1. The action of the verb warn; an instance of warning someone.
  2. Something spoken or written that is intended to warn.

Derived terms

  • tactical warning
  • strategic warning
  • warning sign

Translations

Interjection

warning

  1. Used to warn of danger in signs and notices.

Translations

warning From the web:

  • what warning light flashes red
  • what warning is evident in the flying machine
  • what warning light flashes red in hidden figures
  • what does the red flashing light on my dashboard mean
  • what does the red warning light mean
  • what does it mean when your outlet flashes red


foreboding

English

Alternative forms

  • forboding (much less commonly used)

Etymology

From Middle English forbodyng, vorboding, equivalent to fore- +? boding. Compare German Vorbote (harbinger, omen).

Noun

foreboding (plural forebodings)

  1. A sense of evil to come.
    Synonym: augury
  2. An evil omen.

Translations

Adjective

foreboding (comparative more foreboding, superlative most foreboding)

  1. Of ominous significance; serving as an ill omen; foretelling of harm or difficulty.

Verb

foreboding

  1. present participle of forebode

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  • foreboding what is the definition
  • what part of speech is foreboding
  • what does foreboding
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