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foreshadowing::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | adumbration, prefiguration |
| Type of | anticipation, prediction, prevision |
| Derivation | foreshadow |
foreshadowing::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | adumbrative, prefigurative |
Examples of foreshadowing
foreshadowing
The crisis could be foreshadowing a sixth mass extinction, warn the researchers.
From the newscientist.com
A little bit of clever foreshadowing mixed with a large number of red herrings.
From the expressandstar.com
Jarecki plays around with foreshadowing a bit too much for the film's own good.
From the ocregister.com
Foreshadowing the rifts within Europe today, Hamilton's plan was deeply divisive.
From the economist.com
Let's assume that the sharing economy isn't a fad, but rather a foreshadowing.
From the theatlantic.com
In a nice touch of foreshadowing, she kept a poster of Monroe on her bedroom wall.
From the nzherald.co.nz
One girl's Fashion Board is another woman's foreboding foreshadowing of sorts.
From the chron.com
There are many instances of sloppy foreshadowing which take the mystery away.
From the thebeaveronline.co.uk
It began turning up last spring, accurately foreshadowing the end of the recession.
From the time.com
- Bode: indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news"
- (foreshadowing) adumbrative: indistinctly prophetic
- (foreshadowing) prefiguration: the act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand
- Foreshadow is a Polish record label specializing in releasing and selling such genres of music as metal, rock, ambient, sludge, industrial, etc.
- Lexx is a science fantasy television series that follows the adventures of a group of mismatched individuals aboard the organic space craft Lexx. They travel through two universes and encounter planets including a parody of the Earth.
- Foreshadowing is a literary technique used by many different authors to provide clues for the reader to be able to predict what might occur later on in the story. It is a literary device in which an author drops hints about the plot and what may come in the near future. ...
- To presage, or suggest something in advance
- (Foreshadowing) A device used in literature to create expectation or to set up an explanation of later developments. _
- (Foreshadowing) Providing hints of things to come in a story or play
