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adjective
- 1. engaged in or showing deep thought about something that makes one sad, angry, or worried: "he stared with brooding eyes"
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BROODING definition: 1. making you feel uncomfortable or worried, as if something bad is going to happen: 2. feeling…. Learn more.
1. : moodily or sullenly thoughtful or serious. a brooding genius. a brooding, embittered man. 2. : darkly somber. a brooding landscape. a quiet, brooding atmosphere. … brooding, violent images reminiscent of … film noir ….
When you're brooding, you might be depressed about something you just can't stop thinking about — like the lead character in Hamlet. Brooding can also mean you're being extremely thoughtful, contemplative, meditative, musing, reflective, or ruminative — those are all good things.
Brooding definition: preoccupied with depressing, morbid, or painful memories or thoughts. See examples of BROODING used in a sentence.
If someone's expression or appearance is brooding, they look as if they are thinking deeply and seriously about something, especially something that is making them unhappy. [ literary ] She kissed him and gazed into his dark, brooding eyes.
1. a. To focus the attention on a subject persistently and moodily; worry: brooded about his future; brooded over the insult for several days. b. To be depressed: All he seemed to do was sit and brood. 2. a. To sit on or hatch eggs. b. To protect developing eggs or young. 3. To hover envelopingly; hang: Mist brooded over the moor. v.tr. 1.
Definition of brooding adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Brooding definition: (of a bird) <a>Broody</a>; incubating eggs by sitting on them.
brooding meaning, definition, what is brooding: mysterious and threatening: Learn more.
Jun 1, 2024 · brooding (comparative more brooding, superlative most brooding) (of a bird) Broody; incubating eggs by sitting on them.