Definition of Forbidding

Noun

  • an official prohibition or edict against something

Adjective

  • 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"
  • 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
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

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Unscramble forbidding

189 unscramble word found using the letters forbidding.
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