Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

forboding

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: for-bod-ing
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Alternative form of foreboding.

verb

present participle and gerund of forbode

noun

Alternative form of foreboding.

Example Sentences

"The child walked nervously down the dark, foreboding street."

Inflected Forms

more forboding (comparative) most forboding (superlative) foreboding (alternative) forbodings (plural)

Questions

What does forboding mean?: Alternative form of foreboding.

How to pronounce forboding

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