Definition of brooding

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Definition of brooding

  • sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. incubation
  • persistent morbid meditation on a problem (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. pensiveness
  • deeply or seriously thoughtful (adjective)

    Examples

    1. 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

    1. broody
    2. contemplative
    3. meditative
    4. musing
    5. pensive
    6. pondering
    7. reflective
    8. ruminative

See definition of brooding in Merriam Webster