Portending

Word PORTENDING
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Definitions and meanings of "Portending"

What do we mean by portending?

To serve as a warning or omen of.

To signify; to denote.

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The word "portending" in example sentences

He christens his hero Marco Stanley Fogg, a name portending lots of onomastic exposition and tales of playground cruelty, and then spends pages giving us just that. ❋ Unknown (2001)

That labeling of the 1950s was in retrospect misleading, because unlike the ecstatic enthusiasms of earlier awakenings, the postwar surge was channeled primarily through conventional and even establishment institutions, portending no great revolution, either civil or religious. ❋ Robert D. Putnam (2010)

The trees had lost most of their leaves, and the air was brisk and portending the changing weather. ❋ Richard Paul Evans (2011)

Instead of portending pain and suffering and random chance, it's filled with free-vacation vouchers from various Hilton franchises. ❋ Una LaMarche (2010)

Researchers estimate that some shark populations have declined by more than 90 percent, portending grave threats to our environment and commercial fishing. ❋ Francesca Koe (2011)

As I wrote in these pages last October, Russia and China vetoed a draft resolution which merely "condemned" the violence committed by the Assad regime, portending Russia's determination to shelter Assad from any pressure to make tangible concessions to his political opponents. ❋ Amb. Marc Ginsberg (2012)

For those authors who see this essay as portending gloom and doom, take heart. ❋ Warren Adler (2011)

The ESPN body issue is a slight breeze, perhaps portending bigger winds of change. ❋ Mina Samuels (2011)

*** Africa In Ivory Coast, partial election results gave President Laurent Gbagbo a three-point lead over the main opposition leader, portending a possible runoff in three weeks. ❋ Unknown (2010)

"This weakening euro may be portending a more significant concern with regard to the financial system in Europe." ❋ Dan Strumpf (2011)

Scornful rage swells, portending the onset of a merciless massacre, the likes of which have not been seen since the Slashfilmcast review of X-men Origins Wolverine. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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