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Foreshadowing

//(ˌ)fɔːˈʃædəʊɪŋ// noun, verb

Definitions

Adjective

1
indistinctly prophetic wordnet

Noun

1
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. uncountable, usually
"The roses blooming before Rose herself bloomed was excellent foreshadowing."
2
the act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand wordnet

Verb

1
present participle and gerund of foreshadow form-of, gerund, participle, present

Etymology

Etymology 1

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).

Etymology 2

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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