auguring
present participle ofaugur
augur
verb[I+ adv/prep,T]
formaluk/ˈɔː.ɡər/us/ˈɑː.ɡɚ/to be asignofespeciallygood orbadthings in thefuture:
The company'ssalesfiguresfor the first sixmonthsaugurwellfor therestof theyear.
Do youthinkthat thisrecentministerialannouncementaugurs(= is asignof)ashiftingovernmentpolicy?
Synonyms
bodeformal
foreshadowformal
portendformal
presageformal
Predicting things and intuition
- augur
- augury
- bellwether
- betcha
- bode
- far-sighted
- inkling
- instinct
- intuit
- intuition
- intuitive
- presage
- prescience
- prescient
- prophecy
- prophesy
- second-guess
- the writing is on the wallidiom
- unreasoning
- visionary
Examplesofauguring
auguring
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
A new norm of 'transparency through fidelity' to the work guided both conducting and performing,auguringhierarchical relations between composer and interpreters, and between conductor and players.
From theCambridge English Corpus
A brief epilogue features an unspecified personauguringa row of holes across the prairie.
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- smoke-detector
- smoked fish
- smoked glass
- smoked meat
- smoked salmon
- smoke-filled room
- smoke-filled-room
- smoke-free
- smoke-free
- smoke-free environment
- smoke-free law
- smoke hole
- smoke hole
- smoke hood
- smoke inhalation
- smokeless
- smoke-out
- smoker
- smoke ring
- smoke sb/sth out
- smoke-sb-sth-out
- smoke screen
- smokescreen
- smoke-screen
- smoke signal