"doomsaying" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: doomsayings [plural]
Etymology: doom + saying Etymology templates: {{compound|en|doom|saying}} doom + saying Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} doomsaying (usually uncountable, plural doomsayings)
  1. The action of making dire predictions about the future Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-doomsaying-en-noun-06WYaXum

Verb

Etymology: doom + saying Etymology templates: {{compound|en|doom|saying}} doom + saying Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} doomsaying
  1. present participle and gerund of doomsay Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: doomsay
    Sense id: en-doomsaying-en-verb-bHhXtV8p Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 80

Inflected forms

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