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foreshadowing

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Scrabble points
24
Words With Friends
25
Letters
13
Pronunciation
/(ˌ)fɔːˈʃædəʊɪŋ/
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/(ˌ)fɔːˈʃædəʊɪŋ/ · /fə-/ · /fɔɹˈʃædoʊɪŋ/ · /fəɹ-/

Definition of foreshadowing

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (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.”
    “As an experienced editor I disapprove of backflashes, foreshadowings and tricksy devices […]”
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noun

  1. (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.”
    “As an experienced editor I disapprove of backflashes, foreshadowings and tricksy devices […]”

verb

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of foreshadow

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Etymology

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).

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