Associations to the word «Forbidding»
Noun
- Edict
- Ordinance
- Dark
- Stern
- Clause
- Precept
- Demon
- Aspect
- Amendment
- Law
- Sale
- Regulation
- Immigration
- Decree
- Injunction
- Darkness
- Constitution
- Countenance
- Enactment
- Hadith
- Cliff
- Druid
- Proclamation
- Scowl
- Commandment
- Expose
- Crag
- Wishing
- Requiring
- Elf
- Gloom
- Remote
- Discrimination
- Frown
- Idiot
- Cham
- Visage
- Prohibition
- Laws
- Veneration
- Statute
- Restriction
- Cleric
- Grandeur
Adjective
Verb
Wiktionary
FORBIDDING, adjective. Highly unpleasant or disagreeable.
FORBIDDING, adjective. Threatening or menacing.
FORBIDDING, verb. Present participle of forbid
FORBIDDING, noun. The act by which something is forbidden; a prohibition.
Dictionary definition
FORBIDDING, noun. An official prohibition or edict against something.
FORBIDDING, adjective. Harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance; "a dour, self-sacrificing life"; "a forbidding scowl"; "a grim man loving duty more than humanity"; "undoubtedly the grimmest part of him was his iron claw"- J.M.Barrie.
FORBIDDING, adjective. Threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments; "a baleful look"; "forbidding thunderclouds"; "his tone became menacing"; "ominous rumblings of discontent"; "sinister storm clouds"; "a sinister smile"; "his threatening behavior"; "ugly black clouds"; "the situation became ugly".
Wise words
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