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    foreboding

    US /fɔrˈbodɪŋ, for-/

    ・

    UK /fɔ:ˈbəʊdɪŋ/

    C1TOEIC
    n.NounFeeling that something bad is about to happen
    He had a foreboding sense of fear as it started to get darker
    adj.AdjectiveCreating a sense that something bad will happen.
    The foreboding music set a dark mood.

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    20 Unreasonable Phobias, Some We Might Already Have

    07:4120 Unreasonable Phobias, Some We Might Already Have
    • and unwarranted, but they still can't escape those foreboding facial features, the swollen

      and unwarranted, but they still can't escape those foreboding facial features, the swollen

    • but they still can't escape those foreboding facial features - the swollen nose, the weird colour scheme, and

      but they still can't escape those foreboding facial features - the swollen nose, the weird colour scheme, and

    B2

    Peek Into Japan's Ghost Island from "Skyfall"

    01:09Peek Into Japan's Ghost Island from "Skyfall"
    • Japan's Hashima Island has a foreboding presence.

      Japan's Hashima Island has a foreboding presence.

    • has a foreboding presence.

      has a foreboding presence.

    B2

    18 Pokemon That Actually DIED in the Series

    19:4018 Pokemon That Actually DIED in the Series
    • Celebi, realizing its error, sends Ash and Torracat back to their timeline without warning in the present day, when they look up and they see Elder, who has since passed away and become a foreboding tree in the forest.

      Celebi, realizing its error, sends Ash and Torracat back to their timeline without warning in the present day, when they look up and they see Elder, who has since passed away and become a foreboding tree in the forest.

    • In the present day, when they look up, they see Elder, who has since passed away and become a foreboding tree in the forest.

      In the present day, when they look up, they see Elder, who has since passed away and become a foreboding tree in the forest.

    B2

    Rick Steves' Andalucía: The Best of Southern Spain

    54:56Rick Steves' Andalucía: The Best of Southern Spain
    • For centuries, they were the foreboding gateway to the unknown.

      For centuries, they were the foreboding gateway to the unknown.

    • world called the Pillars of Hercules. For centuries, they were the foreboding gateway

      world called the Pillars of Hercules. For centuries, they were the foreboding gateway

    B2

    People Try Fire Cupping Therapy • The Test Friends

    05:09People Try Fire Cupping Therapy • The Test Friends
    • (foreboding music)

      (foreboding music)

    B1

    The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows: For Lack Of A Better World

    01:17The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows: For Lack Of A Better World
    • No word for the wistful foreboding of the first sign of autumn, or the instinctive tendency to see someone as you knew them in their youth.

      No word for the wistful foreboding of the first sign of autumn, or the instinctive tendency to see someone as you knew them in their youth.

    • No word for the wistful foreboding of the first sign of autumn.

      No word for the wistful foreboding of the first sign of autumn.

    B2

    Why Sergio Leone Played Music On Set

    09:19Why Sergio Leone Played Music On Set
    • That sense of disappointment and foreboding expressed so well in the music is animating everyone in front of the camera and behind it.

      That sense of disappointment and foreboding expressed so well in the music is animating everyone in front of the camera and behind it.

    • That sense of disappointment and foreboding expressed so well in the music is animating everyone in front of the camera and behind it.

      That sense of disappointment and foreboding expressed so well in the music is animating everyone in front of the camera and behind it.

    B1

    Eddie Redmayne & 'Fantastic Beasts 2' Cast Take You BTS | MTV News

    04:11Eddie Redmayne & 'Fantastic Beasts 2' Cast Take You BTS | MTV News
    • There's a, a strong sense of foreboding and.

      There's a, a strong sense of foreboding and.

    • - You can see where we leave it off at the end of the first film, there's a strong sense of foreboding and--- It's got intensified in some ways.

      - You can see where we leave it off at the end of the first film, there's a strong sense of foreboding and--- It's got intensified in some ways.

    B1

    Milo Ventimiglia Survived A Hemsworth Surfing Trip

    03:02Milo Ventimiglia Survived A Hemsworth Surfing Trip
    • So foreboding a little bit, right?

      So foreboding a little bit, right?

    A2

    How to Survive in a Horror Movie

    06:44How to Survive in a Horror Movie
    • Don't go into barns, basements, graveyards, ancient burial grounds, abandoned insane asylums, or anything even the slightest bit foreboding.

      Don't go into barns, basements, graveyards, ancient burial grounds, abandoned insane asylums, or anything even the slightest bit foreboding.

    • Don't go into barns, basements, graveyards, ancient burial grounds, abandoned insane asylums, or anything even the slightest bit foreboding.

      Don't go into barns, basements, graveyards, ancient burial grounds, abandoned insane asylums, or anything even the slightest bit foreboding.

    B1