1. in a manner that suggests or foreshadows something bad or ominous; ominously
Usage: literary or formal; often used to describe an atmosphere, tone, or manner of speaking

Examples

• The sky darkened bodingly as the storm approached.
• She spoke bodingly of the dangers that lay ahead.
• The silence that followed was bodingly quiet.
• He looked at her bodingly, as if warning of trouble to come.
• The music swelled bodingly in the final act of the play.