portent

an omen of grave portent for the tribe.

many birds are regarded as being portents of death.

what portent can be greater than a pious notary?.

The dark clouds were a portent of an incoming storm.

The sudden drop in sales was a portent of financial trouble.

The strange behavior of the animals was seen as a portent of an earthquake.

The old legend was thought to be a portent of the future.

The eerie silence in the forest was a portent of danger.

The sudden appearance of a black cat was seen as a portent of bad luck.

The strange dreams she had were considered a portent of change.

The unusual behavior of the birds was a portent of an approaching storm.

The sudden appearance of a shooting star was seen as a portent of good luck.

The mysterious letter she received was a portent of things to come.

Raven on a wire. A gloomy portent, precariously perched.

Since humans have been human we've looked to the skies for portents of the future.

John looked puzzled, not quite understanding the portent of this cryptic saying.

Noah, Martha says, promised the dove to pay him if he would bring a tangible portent.

Fake images were denounced. (This eruption is in South America. Ignore and don't spread.) Talk of portents was firmly shot down.

Aye, Oin has read the portents, and the portents say it is time.

" Would anyone like me to help them interpret the shadowy portents within their Orb? " she murmured over the clinking of her bangles.

Both portent and portentous come from the Latin noun portentum, meaning " omen or sign" .

This meant that he was collecting bizarre religious portents to help him invalidate Caesar's legislation after their year was over.

In another direction, pale Roman candles shot up singly through the trees, and a fire-haired rocket swept the horizon like a portent.