the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Foreshowing; presaging; ominous.
n. A prognostic; an omen; a foreboding.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. An omen; a prognostic; a foreboding premonition; presentiment.
n. Prediction; prophecy of evil.
Foreboding; ominous.
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n. a feeling of evil to come
Word Usage
"The U.S. private sector added a better-than-expected 206,000 jobs in November, according to Automatic Data Processing, boding well for the U.S. employment report on Friday."