verb
- serving as a warning or indication of something that will happen in the future; foretelling or predicting
Usage: present participle of ‘presage’
Examples
- The dark clouds were presaging a severe thunderstorm.
- Her nervous behavior seemed to be presaging bad news.
- The economic indicators are presaging a possible recession.
- The strange animal behavior was presaging the earthquake.
- His restless sleep was presaging the fever that would come.
- The teacher’s stern expression was presaging a difficult exam.