brooding

Definition of brooding

Adjectives

deeply or seriously thoughtful
"Byron lives on not only in his poetry, but also in his creation of the 'Byronic hero' - the persona of a brooding melancholy young man"
Synonyms:
broody, contemplative, meditative, musing, pensive, pondering, reflective, ruminative
thoughtful
exhibiting or characterized by careful thought

Nouns

sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body
Synonyms:
incubation
Type of:
birth, birthing, giving birth, parturition
the process of giving birth
persistent morbid meditation on a problem
Synonyms:
pensiveness
Type of:
melancholy
a feeling of thoughtful sadness

Vocabulary Lists for brooding

Lake O'Hara, by J.E.H. MacDonald »(18 words)
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  • great

John Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath »(137 words)
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