Foreshadowing
Foreshadowing adjective - Indistinctly prophetic.
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Telling and foreshadowing are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Telling" instead the word "Foreshadowing" as an adjective or a noun.
Nearby Words: foreshadow, foreshadowed
Telling
Telling adjective - Having the power to persuade.
Foreshadowing and telling are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Foreshadowing" instead the word "Telling" as an adjective or a noun.
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Foreshadowing: In the first chapter, Charlie has a vision of his teacher telling him he belongs in a mental hospital.
Source: Literature / Rage -
Foreshadowing: In one episode, a grocery checkout clerk goes berserk because Debbie was insisting on using multiple coupons, all while the manager keeps telling her to go on her break.
Source: Series / Shameless (US) -
Foreshadowing: Remember the part in the movie where Enid is telling Seymour that her dream was to just get up, drive off to somewhere without telling anyone, and never come back?
Source: Comic Book / Ghost World
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