brooding

adj, noun — 3 senses

brooding

adj

/ˈbɹuːdɪŋ/

1

Of a bird Broody; incubating eggs by sitting on them.

A brooding hen can be aggressive.

2

Deeply or seriously thoughtful.

You like T. S. Eliot's "The Waste Land"? You must be so brooding and deep.
his brooding good looks and distinct Scottish brogue won him legions of fans worldwide.2020 November 1, Alan Young, “Sean Connery obituary: From delivering milk in Fountainbridge to the definitive James Bond”, in The Scotsman:

Derived terms: broodingly, broodingness, unbrooding

brooding

noun

1

A spell of brooding; the time when someone broods.

The lyrics are different: gone are the dreamy, un-self-conscious proclamations of affection from the EP (which was reissued with additional tracks), replaced with vividly dark broodings, thick with doubt and fear.2009 June 22, Jon Caramanica, “Once-Dreamy Indie Rockers, Masking Hurt With High-Gloss Sheen”, in New York Times:

Derived terms: mouthbrooding

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