HyperDic: brooding

English > 3 senses of the word brooding:
ADJECTIVEallbrooding, broody, contemplative, meditative, musing, pensive, pondering, reflective, ruminativedeeply or seriously thoughtful
NOUNprocessbrooding, incubationsitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body
feelingbrooding, pensivenesspersistent morbid meditation on a problem
brooding > pronunciation
Soundsbruw'dihng
Rhymesabducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng...
English > brooding: 3 senses > adjective 1
MeaningDeeply or seriously thoughtful.
Example"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"
Synonymsbroody, contemplative, meditative, musing, pensive, pondering, reflective, ruminative
BroaderthoughtfulExhibiting or characterized by careful thought
Spanishcontemplativo, meditativo, pensativo
Catalanpensatiu
English > brooding: 3 senses > noun 1, process
MeaningSitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body.
Synonymincubation
Broaderparturition, birth, giving birth, birthingThe process of giving birth
Spanishincubación
Catalanincubació
English > brooding: 3 senses > noun 2, feeling
Meaningpersistent morbid meditation on a problem.
Synonympensiveness
BroadermelancholyA feeling of thoughtful sadness
Spanishabstracción, ensimismamiento

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