What does brooding mean?
Brooding means (of a bird) Broody; incubating eggs by sitting on them..
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/ˈbɹuːdɪŋ/ · adjective
(of a bird) Broody; incubating eggs by sitting on them..
A brooding hen can be aggressive.
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.
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.
Use brooding when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Brooding means (of a bird) Broody; incubating eggs by sitting on them..
Common synonyms include pensive, brood, musing, thoughtful.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
A brooding hen can be aggressive.
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