Definition of forbidding Forbidding
/fɚbɪˈdɪŋ/ - [ferbiding] - for•bid•ding
We found 9 definitions of forbidding from 4 different sources.
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| forbidding - threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments; "a baleful look"; "forbidding thunderclouds"; "his tone became menacing"; "ominous rumblings of discontent"; "sinister storm clouds"; "a sinister smile"; "his threatening behavior"; "ugly black clouds"; "the situation became ugly" | ||
| baleful, menacing, minacious, minatory, ominous, sinister, threatening | ||
| alarming frightening because of an awareness of danger | ||
| forbidding - harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance; "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"- J.M.Barrie | ||
| dour, grim | ||
| unpleasant disagreeable to the senses, to the mind, or feelings ; "an unpleasant personality"; "unpleasant repercussions"; "unpleasant odors" | ||
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| forbidding - an official prohibition or edict against something | ||
| ban, banning, forbiddance | ||
| prohibition the action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof); "they were restrained by a prohibition in their charter"; "a medical inhibition of alcoholic beverages"; "he ignored his parents' forbiddance" | ||
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- forbidding (Verb)
Present participle of forbid. - forbidding (Adjective)
Highly unpleasant or disagreeable. - forbidding (Adjective)
threatening or menacing.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- forbidding (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Forbid - forbidding (a.)
Repelling approach; repulsive; raising abhorrence, aversion, or dislike; disagreeable; prohibiting or interdicting; as, a forbidding aspect; a forbidding formality; a forbidding air.
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🔤- forbidding, verb, gerund of forbid (infinitive).
- forbidding, noun, singular of forbiddings.
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