brooding Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body
   incubation.
   
2. noun persistent morbid meditation on a problem
   pensiveness.
   
3. verb think moodily or anxiously about something
   dwell; brood.
   
4. verb hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing
   hover; brood; bulk large; loom.
   
   • The terrible vision brooded over her all day long
5. verb be in a huff and display one's displeasure
   pout; brood; sulk.
   
   • She is pouting because she didn't get what she wanted
6. verb be in a huff; be silent or sullen
   brood; stew; grizzle.
   
7. verb sit on (eggs)
   incubate; brood; cover; hatch.
   
   • Birds brood
   • The female covers the eggs
8. adjective satellite deeply or seriously thoughtful;
   pensive; broody; ruminative; pondering; contemplative; musing; meditative; reflective.
   
   • 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

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