brooding

Definitions

1. 1

   Broody

   Broody; incubating eggs by sitting on them.

   • A brooding hen can be aggressive.
2. 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.
3. 3

   present participle and gerund of brood

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   1. 4

      A spell of brooding

      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.

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