Annunciate (Verb)
Meaning
Foreshadow or presage.
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- The eerie silence seemed to annunciate a terrible event, one that would shake the very foundations of their world.
- The old wise woman annunciated a dismal fate for the young lovers, foretelling a tale of sorrow and heartache.
- The dark clouds annunciated the coming storm, and all who saw them knew to seek shelter immediately.
- The strange noises in the night began to annunciate the presence of something sinister that lurked in the shadows.
- A loud crack of thunder seemed to annunciate the beginning of the end, a final warning before the disaster struck.