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foreshadowing

/fɔɹˈʃædoʊɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.76 in modern English

Syllables
fore-sha-dow-ing
IPA
/fɔɹˈʃædoʊɪŋ/
24
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of foreshadow (“a suggestion of something in advance”); specifically (usually uncountable, literature, narratology), a literary device whereby an author drops hints or symbolic representations of plot developments to come later in the story.

Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of foreshadow

Example Sentences

Etymology

From foreshadow (verb) + -ing (suffix forming nouns denoting the act of doing something, an action, or the embodiment of an action; or forming present participles of verbs).

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /fɔɹˈʃædoʊɪŋ/
  • British English: /(ˌ)fɔːˈʃædəʊɪŋ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

foreshadowings (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

backshadowing sideshadowing

Synonyms

foreshadow adumbrative prefigurative prefiguration adumbration

Rhymes With

shadowing overshadowing

Questions

How do you pronounce foreshadowing?
The recorded pronunciation is /fɔɹˈʃædoʊɪŋ/.
What does foreshadowing mean?
Synonym of foreshadow (“a suggestion of something in advance”); specifically (usually uncountable, literature, narratology), a literary device whereby an author drops hints or symbolic representations of plot developments to come later in the story.
Where does foreshadowing come from?
From foreshadow (verb) + -ing (suffix forming nouns denoting the act of doing something, an action, or the embodiment of an action; or forming present participles of verbs).

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