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Foreboding vs Telling - What's the difference?

foreboding | telling | Related terms |

Foreboding is a related term of telling.


As nouns the difference between foreboding and telling

is that foreboding is a sense of evil to come while telling is the act of narration.

As adjectives the difference between foreboding and telling

is that foreboding is of ominous significance; serving as an ill omen; foretelling of harm or difficulty while telling is having force.

As verbs the difference between foreboding and telling

is that foreboding is while telling is .

foreboding

English

Alternative forms

* forboding (much less commonly used)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A sense of evil to come.
  • * 1956 — , The City and the Stars , p 41
  • A sense of foreboding , the like of which he had never known before, hung heavily on him.
  • An evil omen.
  • Synonyms

    * augury

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of ominous significance; serving as an ill omen; foretelling of harm or difficulty.
  • Verb

    (head)
  • telling

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • having force
  • revealing information
  • * '>citation
  • serving to convince
  • Verb

    (head)
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of narration.
  • The disclosure of information.
  • (archaic) Counting, numbering.
  • Anagrams

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