How to Pronounce Foreboding

To pronounce "foreboding", say FOR-eb-od-ing — 4 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.

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4

Syllables

10

Letters

FOR-eb-od-ing

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💡 Tip for remembering “foreboding”

"foreboding" has 4 syllables: for-eb-od-ing. It rhymes with goading and boding, if that helps it stick.

What does foreboding mean?

verb

  1. To predict a future event; to hint at something that will happen (especially as a literary device).
  2. To be prescient of (some ill or misfortune); to have an inward conviction of, as of a calamity which is about to happen; to augur despondingly.

noun

  1. A sense of evil to come.
  2. An evil omen.

adjective

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

Synonyms

foretellportendpredictaugury

Words that rhyme with foreboding

Practicing rhymes trains the same ending sounds.

goadingbodingunloadingexplodingencodingerodingcodingrailroadingdecodingimplodingloadingoverloading

Related words

bodingportentouspresentimentpremonitionpropheticalfatefulpropheticomen

Frequently asked questions

How many syllables are in "foreboding"?▾

"Foreboding" has 4 syllables: for · eb · od · ing.

What does "foreboding" mean?▾

Foreboding: To predict a future event; to hint at something that will happen (especially as a literary device).

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