forebodingPronunciation: /fɔːˈbəʊdɪŋ/Translate foreboding | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of foreboding noun [mass noun] a feeling that something bad will happen; fearful apprehension:with a sense of foreboding she read the note adjective implying that something bad is going to happen:when the Doctor spoke, his voice was dark and forebodingDerivatives forebodingly adverb foreboding in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of foreboding in the US English dictionary