foreshadowing

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foreshadowing

/(ˌ)fɔːˈʃædəʊɪŋ/ UK
/fə-/ UK
/fɔɹˈʃædoʊɪŋ/ US
/fəɹ-/ US

Rhymes with -ædəʊɪŋ

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From foreshadow (verb) + -ing (suffix forming nouns denoting the act of doing something, an action, or the embodiment of an action; or forming present participles of verbs).

noun foreshadowings

uncountable, usually Synonym of foreshadow (“a suggestion of something in advance”); specifically (usually uncountable, literature, narratology), a literary device whereby an author drops hints or symbolic representations of plot developments to come later in the story. The roses blooming before Rose herself bloomed was excellent foreshadowing.
Similar: foreshadow

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of foreshadow

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noun literary device whereby an author drops hints or symbolic representations of plot developments to come later in the story

Español	agüero, augurio, prefiguración, premostración, presagio
한국어	복선 bokseon
日本語	伏線 fukusen
Português	augúrio, presságio
Français	augure, présage
Deutsch	Vorahnung
Ελληνικά	προοικονομία prooikonomía
Русский	предзнаменование predznamenovanije

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@misc{foreshadowing_2026,
  title = {foreshadowing},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/foreshadowing},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}