foreshadowing

== English == === Etymology === From foreshadow (verb) +‎ -ing (suffix forming nouns denoting the act of doing something, an action, or the embodiment of an action; or forming present participles of verbs). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /(ˌ)fɔːˈʃædəʊɪŋ/, /fə-/ (General American) IPA(key): /fɔɹˈʃædoʊɪŋ/, /fəɹ-/ Rhymes: -ædəʊɪŋ Hyphenation: fore‧sha‧dow‧ing === Noun === foreshadowing (usually uncountable, plural foreshadowings) Synonym of foreshadow (“a suggestion of something in advance”); specifically (usually uncountable, literature, narratology), a literary device whereby an author drops hints or symbolic representations of plot developments to come later in the story. (literature, narratology): Coordinate terms: backshadowing, sideshadowing ==== Translations ==== === Verb === foreshadowing present participle and gerund of foreshadow === Further reading === foreshadowing on Wikipedia.Wikipedia “foreshadowing, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, September 2025. “foreshadowing, n.”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.