/ Dictionary / Index F forbidding: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: for•bid•ding Pronunciation: (fur-bid'ing, fôr-), [key] — adj. grim; unfriendly; hostile; sinister: his forbidding countenance. dangerous; threatening: forbidding clouds; forbidding cliffs. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: forbidding (Thesaurus) forbidden fruit forbore Related Content Daily Word Quiz: acquiesce Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language