Auguring — Meaning, Definition & Synonyms

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Meaning & Definition of Auguring

Auguring (verb)

  1. to foretell especially from omens
  2. to give promise of, presage
  3. to predict the future especially from omens

Auguring (noun) — Senses, Synonyms & Antonyms

  1. a declaration that something will happen in the future

    "it's a good thing that people don't remember the tabloid's augurings a year later, since very few come to pass"

    similar: augury, bodement, cast, forecast, forecasting, foretelling, predicting, prediction, presaging, prognosis, prognostic, prognosticating, prognostication, prophecy, soothsaying, vaticination
    related: foreboding, harbinger, omen, portent, prevision, prospectus, sign, anticipation, foreknowledge, foresight, conjecture, guess, surmise

Auguring (verb) — Senses, Synonyms & Antonyms

  1. to show signs of a favorable or successful outcome

    "the extended interview augurs well for your acceptance into that law school"

    similar: boding, foreboding, promising, bidding fair
    related: forecasting, foretelling, predicting, presaging, prognosticating, prophesying, forewarning, warning, anticipating, divining, foreknowing, foreseeing, betokening, foreshadowing, harbingering, portending, prefiguring, presignifying, indicating, signifying, alluding, connoting, hinting, implying, insinuating, intimating, suggesting

  2. to tell of or describe beforehand

    "the fortune-teller augured nothing but a series of calamities for me"

    similar: calling, forecasting, foretelling, predicting, presaging, prognosticating, prophesying, reading, vaticinating
    related: alerting, cautioning, forewarning, warning, boding, foreboding, portending, promising, anticipating, divining, foreknowing, foreseeing, announcing, declaring, heralding, proclaiming
    near: describing, narrating, reciting, recounting, relating, reporting, telling

Related Entry: Augur (verb)

Augur is a different word from Auguring. The synonyms below are for augur, not for auguring.

  1. to show signs of a favorable or successful outcome

    "the extended interview augurs well for your acceptance into that law school"

    similar: bode, forebode, promise, bid fair
    related: forecast, foretell, predict, presage, prognosticate, prophesy, forewarn, warn, anticipate, divine, foreknow, foresee, betoken, foreshadow, harbinger, portend, prefigure, presignify, indicate, signify, allude, connote, hint, imply, insinuate, intimate, suggest

  2. to tell of or describe beforehand

    "the fortune-teller augured nothing but a series of calamities for me"

    similar: call, forecast, foretell, predict, presage, prognosticate, prophesy, read, vaticinate
    related: alert, caution, forewarn, warn, bode, forebode, portend, promise, anticipate, divine, foreknow, foresee, announce, declare, herald, proclaim
    near: describe, narrate, recite, recount, relate, report, tell

Synonyms, Thesaurus & Another Word for Auguring

The most common words with a similar meaning to Auguring:

augury, bodement, cast, forecast, forecasting, foretelling, predicting, prediction, presaging, prognosis, prognostic, prognosticating, prognostication, prophecy, soothsaying, vaticination, boding, foreboding, promising, calling, prophesying, reading, vaticinating, bidding fair

Related Words for Auguring

harbinger, omen, portent, prevision, prospectus, sign, anticipation, foreknowledge, foresight, conjecture, guess, surmise, forewarning, warning, anticipating, divining, foreknowing, foreseeing, betokening, foreshadowing, harbingering, portending, prefiguring, presignifying, indicating, signifying, alluding, connoting, hinting, implying

Near Antonyms of Auguring

describing, narrating, reciting, recounting, relating, reporting, telling

Word Forms of Auguring

Inflections: augured, augurs

Origin & Etymology of Auguring

borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French augurer, borrowed from Latin augurāre, augurārī "to foretell by augury, take auspices, prophesy, predict," derivative of augur augur:1

First known use: 1593t

Frequently Asked Questions about Auguring

What does "Auguring" mean?

"Auguring" means to foretell especially from omens. As an a verb and a noun, it is defined as: to foretell especially from omens. It has 3 distinct senses.

What is another word for "Auguring"?

Other words for "Auguring" include augury, bodement, cast, forecast, forecasting, foretelling, predicting and prediction. The best synonym depends on which meaning of "Auguring" you intend.

What are different ways to say "Auguring"?

There are 63 words and phrases with a similar meaning to "Auguring". Common alternatives include augury, bodement, cast, forecast, forecasting, foretelling, predicting, prediction, presaging and prognosis.

How do you use "Auguring" in a sentence?

Examples of "Auguring" in a sentence: "it's a good thing that people don't remember the tabloid's augurings a year later, since very few come to pass"; "the extended interview augurs well for your acceptance into that law school"; "the fortune-teller augured nothing but a series of calamities for me".

Is "Auguring" a noun, verb, or adjective?

"Auguring" can be used as a verb and a noun, depending on the context.

What is the origin of the word "Auguring"?

"Auguring" comes from borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French augurer, borrowed from Latin augurāre, augurārī "to foretell by augury, take auspices, prophesy, predict," derivative of augur augur:1. First known use: 1593t.

What is another word for "Auguring" meaning "a declaration that something will happen in the future"?

When "Auguring" (noun) means a declaration that something will happen in the future, synonyms include augury, bodement, cast, forecast, forecasting and foretelling.

What is another word for "Auguring" meaning "to show signs of a favorable or successful outcome"?

When "Auguring" (verb) means to show signs of a favorable or successful outcome, synonyms include boding, foreboding, promising and bidding fair.