verb
- serving as a sign or warning of something to come; foreshadowing or announcing beforehand
Usage: present participle of 'harbinger' used as a verb; literary or formal register
Examples
- Dark clouds were harbingering the approaching storm.
- The early frost is harbingering a harsh winter ahead.
- These economic indicators are harbingering a recession.
- The robin's arrival is harbingering the arrival of spring.
- The warning signs were harbingering trouble for the company.
- Increased tensions are harbingering conflict in the region.