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noun

ˈbō-diŋ How to pronounce boding (audio)
Definition of bodingnext
as in omen
something believed to be a sign or warning of a future event among some ancient peoples, solar eclipses were often seen as celestial bodings of earthly calamities

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verb

present participle of bode
as in promising
to show signs of a favorable or successful outcome her natural gift for reading boded well for her future in school

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Recent Examples of boding
Verb
Also apparently boding well along the way was a 2021 FIFA site visit here that included group excursions to Arrowhead, Sporting KC’s Compass Minerals National Performance Center, Rock Chalk Park in Lawrence and several potential sites for a fan festival. — Kansas City Star, 15 May 2026 This establishes that hyperscale AI infrastructure is now being built at utility scale, boding well for companies like Broadcom that offer both custom chips and rack-scale networking solutions. — Tipranks.com Staff, CNBC, 19 Apr. 2026 While traders are trying to cash in on the rally, geopolitical uncertainty persists, boding well for gold prices. — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 6 Feb. 2026 Varas and sporting director Tyler Heaps did fabulous work, boding well for a stellar second season. — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Nov. 2025 Now, the woman seems to be replete with suggestions, boding well for yet another January birthday to keep the holiday spirit going. — Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025 This astronomical use of explosives will require an increasing amount of TNT as the war continues, boding poorly for the global supply chain for the foreseeable future. — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 2 Sep. 2025 Are changes in global commerce boding a positive, negative or neutral outcome for businesses, and what actions are organizations taking in response to these shifts? — Sj Studio, Sourcing Journal, 28 Aug. 2025 Regrettably, her newfound fame, a determined stalker and a chilling vision about her best friend and roommate, Enid (Emma Myers), isn’t exactly boding well for her misanthropy. — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boding
  1. omen
  2. promising
  3. portent
  4. foreboding
  5. forerunner
  6. precursor
  7. presage
  8. foreshadowing
Noun
  • Hopefully that is not an omen for a wildly inflated price on the top models.
    — Janhoi McGregor, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • But the newborn son was considered a bad omen and could not attend the funeral.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of omen
Verb
  • The Sparks’ new facility looks promising, but Mark Walter should still sell the team, argues sports columnist Mirjam Swanson.
    — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Initial blood work appeared promising, but Samba failed to recover after being placed under anesthesia.
    — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of promising
Noun
  • His mode of reiteration and attenuation is an ominous portent for the future of fiction.
    — David Denby, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Things are also tough for their friends, Elle (Yasmin Finney) and Tao (William Gao), whose constant bickering seems to be an ominous portent for their on-again-off-again relationship.
    — David Mack, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
Definition of portent
Verb
  • There was no obvious precipitating event, but the encroachment of Grok seemed foreboding.
    — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2026
  • The windowless hallways are narrow in the federal building that houses this immigration court, and the agents’ stocky bodies are foreboding in the tight corridors.
    — Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Money, 1 Dec. 2025
Definition of foreboding
Noun
  • Margaret and Alice are the forerunners of Lucy and Ethel, and Shakespeare’s comedy, written expressly to entertain, gives us a sense of what an Elizabethan-era situation comedy might look like.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026
  • One of the forerunners today in Madeira and the Azores is António Maçanita from Azores Wine Company.
    — Forbes.com, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of forerunner
Noun
  • Meanwhile, Iran and Oman were discussing a joint temporary shipping route in the Strait of Hormuz and mind clearing mission, a precursor to a permanent arrangement to administer the waterway.
    — Justina Lee, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026
  • This can be a precursor to doing heel-to-toe walking and can build confidence in someone’s ability to stay upright.
    — Connie Etermadi, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of precursor
Noun
  • Sometimes, the departure of an underperforming executive or official presages improvements ahead.
    — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
  • But a lack of accountability presages failure for California’s big reform.
    — Rachel Canter, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2026
Definition of presage
Noun
  • On stage, the audience is the camera, peering into a cutaway of set designer Fly Davis’ ominous, two-story house, lit with foreboding foreshadowing by Anna Watson.
    — Frank Rizzo, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
  • What drags the installment down, however, is the sheer predictability and lack of dissent, with seven out of the nine votes being unanimous — a foreshadowing of seasons to come.
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 4 June 2026
Definition of foreshadowing

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“Boding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boding. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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