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

French

2 entries

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

Georgian

1 entries

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

German

1 entries

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

Greek

1 entries

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

Indonesian

1 entries

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

Irish

1 entries

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

Japanese

1 entries

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

Korean

1 entries

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

Macedonian

1 entries

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

Malay

1 entries

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

Portuguese

2 entries

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

Spanish

4 entries

agüero noun (literary device whereby an author drops hints or symbolic representations of plot developments to come later in the story)
augurio noun (literary device whereby an author drops hints or symbolic representations of plot developments to come later in the story)
prefiguración noun (literary device whereby an author drops hints or symbolic representations of plot developments to come later in the story)
premostración noun (literary device whereby an author drops hints or symbolic representations of plot developments to come later in the story)

Turkish

1 entries

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

Welsh

2 entries

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

Sample sentences

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The skilled use of foreshadowing in a story can keep the audience hooked in anticipation.

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William enjoyed the author's use of foreshadowing in chapter five.

Source: tatoeba (11620691)

The roses blooming before Rose herself bloomed was excellent foreshadowing.

Source: wiktionary

As an experienced editor I disapprove of backflashes, foreshadowings and tricksy devices […]

Source: wiktionary

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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.