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How do you spell Foreboding?

Correct spelling

foreboding

FORE-BODING: future announces itself - one 'r', one 'd' in boding

Why is foreboding spelled this way?

From Old English forebodian, to announce beforehand. FORE (before) + BODE (to announce). Foreboding is an announcement from the future — dread that arrives before its cause.

Common misspellings of foreboding

forbodingforeboddingforeboreding

Example

She felt a sense of foreboding as dark clouds gathered overhead.

Frequently asked questions

How do you spell foreboding?+
The correct spelling is "foreboding". FORE-BODING: future announces itself - one 'r', one 'd' in boding
Is it forboding or foreboding?+
The correct spelling is "foreboding", not "forboding".

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