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ill-boding

adjective as in ominous

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Example Sentences

Mr. Douglas shook hands with him kindly, but from under his iron-gray, bushy brows shot an ill-boding look.

Houlagou did not speak for a little, and into his set face seemed to creep an ill-boding shadow of a smile.

Left to herself, Ruth hesitated before going to her father with her ill-boding tidings.

He too had heard this ill-boding whistle, and the report which echoed under the tilt.

Then you would give up this ill-boding connection, but from notions of delicacy with regard to the time?

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On this page you'll find 13 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to ill-boding, such as: apocalyptic, dire, evil, inauspicious, unfavorable, and unlucky.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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