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Meanings of boding in English

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pressentiment

A feeling of evil to come.

pressentiment
Usage of boding in English
1
In him you had no dark reserves, no boding silence to fear.
The Reign of Tiberius, Out of the First Six Annals of Tacitus; /...
2
The slight breeze had died away, and a boding stillness reigned around.
Narratives of Shipwrecks of the Royal Navy; between 1793 and 184...
3
Night came, and with it came a boding silence, fraught with terror.
The Downfall
4
It was followed by a brooding silence of a boding, ominous import.
The Spirit of the Border: A Romance of the Early Settlers in the...
5
Whispers passed along, and a boding uneasiness took possession of every countenance.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Complete
6
Employment conditions also weakened, boding poorly for a closely-watched US jobs report tomorrow.
The Irish Times
7
Rilla shivered; the sound had something boding and grievous in it.
Rilla of Ingleside
8
The time was spent in angry altercation, boding no good for the future.
Short Studies on Great Subjects
9
Between these slow and boding notes came the sound of the magical musicians.
The Sword of Welleran and Other Stories
10
Yet I have a boding in my heart that it shall not be.
The Story of the Odyssey
11
Suddenly Mayo saw an ominous sight and heard a boding sound.
Blow The Man Down: A Romance Of The Coast
12
With a boding sense of trouble she hurried through the rooms.
The Light of the Western Stars
13
They had not the fierce character boding of immediate hostile intention.
Heart of Darkness
14
At length the boding storm began to break over his head.
The Pilgrims of New England / A Tale of the Early American Settl...
15
I sat with other thoughts, and my heart had a boding of ill.
The Odyssey of Homer
16
Rilla saw him go with many tears but a heart free from boding.
Rilla of Ingleside
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Boding through the time
Boding across language varieties
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