foreshadowing
nounHow many syllables in foreshadowing?
There are 4 syllables in the word foreshadowing.How to pronounce foreshadowing:
Definition of foreshadowing:
- foreshadowing (noun):
- an indication of what is to come
- the use of such indications (as in a work of literature)
- the act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand.
- a thing or occurrence regarded as a sign of future happiness or disaster
Synonyms for foreshadowing:
adumbration
anticipation
augury
auspice
badge
boding
foreboding
forerunner
foretaste
forewarning
harbinger
herald
hint
inkling
intimation
omen
portent
precursor
prediction
prefiguration
prefiguring
presage
prophecy
prophesy
straw in the wind
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