Definition of Brooding

1. Noun. Sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body.

Exact synonyms: Incubation
Generic synonyms: Birth, Birthing, Giving Birth, Parturition
Derivative terms: Incubate

2. Adjective. Deeply or seriously thoughtful. "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"

3. Noun. Persistent morbid meditation on a problem.
Exact synonyms: Pensiveness
Generic synonyms: Melancholy
Derivative terms: Pensive

Definition of Brooding

1. brood [v] - See also: brood

Lexicographical Neighbors of Brooding

brooch
brooched
brooches
brooching
brood
brood
brooded
brooder
brooders
brooder pneumonia
broodier
broodiest
broodily
broodiness
broodinesses
brooding (current term)
broodingly
broodless
broodmare
broodmares
broods
broody
broody hen
brood bitch
brood capsules
brood cell
brood hen
brook
Brooke
Brooke's disease

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