foreshowing

English

Alternative forms

• foreshewing (archaic)

Etymology 1

From foreshow +‎ -ing.

Verb

foreshowing

1. present participle and gerund of foreshow

Etymology 2

From Middle English forshowyng, forshewyng, foresceuing, foresceawunge, from Old English foresċēawung, equivalent to foreshow +‎ -ing.

Noun

foreshowing (countable and uncountable, plural foreshowings)

1. The act or an instance of showing something, usually an event, ahead of time; a prognostication

   foreshowings and prophecies