Usually means: Hinting at; outlining or foreshadowing.
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We found 8 dictionaries that define the word adumbrating:

General (7 matching dictionaries)
  1. adumbrating: Merriam-Webster
  2. adumbrating: Collins English Dictionary
  3. adumbrating: Vocabulary.com
  4. adumbrating: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  5. adumbrating: Wiktionary
  6. adumbrating: Dictionary.com
  7. adumbrating: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. adumbrating: Legal dictionary

(Note: See adumbrate as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (adumbrate)

verb:  To foreshadow vaguely.
verb:  To give a vague outline.
verb:  To obscure or overshadow.
▸ Also see adumbrate


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