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Meaning of 'forbidding' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Forbidding [ a.]
- Repelling approach; repulsive; raising abhorrence, aversion, or dislike; disagreeable; prohibiting or interdicting; as, a forbidding aspect; a forbidding formality; a forbidding air.
2 . Forbidding [ p. pr. & vb. n.]
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Meaning of 'forbidding' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . forbidding [ s]
Meaning (1):
- threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
Example in sentence:
  • a baleful look;
  • a sinister smile;
  • forbidding thunderclouds;
  • his threatening behavior;
  • his tone became menacing;
  • ominous rumblings of discontent;
  • sinister storm clouds;
  • the situation became ugly;
  • ugly black clouds
Meaning (2):
- harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance
Example in sentence:
  • a dour, self-sacrificing life;
  • a forbidding scowl;
  • a grim man loving duty more than humanity;
  • undoubtedly the grimmest part of him was his iron claw

Nearby Words:

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