boding

bod·ing

 (bō′dĭng)
n.
An omen or foreboding, especially of evil.
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bod•ing

(ˈboʊ dɪŋ)

n.
a foreboding.
[before 1000]
bod′ing•ly, adv.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.boding - a feeling of evil to come; "a steadily escalating sense of foreboding"; "the lawyer had a presentiment that the judge would dismiss the case"
apprehension, apprehensiveness, dread - fearful expectation or anticipation; "the student looked around the examination room with apprehension"
shadow - a premonition of something adverse; "a shadow over his happiness"
presage - a foreboding about what is about to happen
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