brooding

English

brooding

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɹuːdɪŋ/

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• Rhymes: -uːdɪŋ

Adjective

brooding (comparative more brooding, superlative most brooding)

1. (of a bird) Broody; incubating eggs by sitting on them.

   A brooding hen can be aggressive.

2. Deeply or seriously thoughtful.

   You like T. S. Eliot's "The Waste Land"? You must be so brooding and deep.

   • 2020 November 1, Alan Young, “Sean Connery obituary: From delivering milk in Fountainbridge to the definitive James Bond”, in The Scotsman‎^[1]:

     his brooding good looks and distinct Scottish brogue won him legions of fans worldwide.

Derived terms

• broodingly
• broodingness
• unbrooding

Translations

deeply or seriously thoughtful

• Czech: přemýšlivý (cs) m, hloubavý m
• Esperanto: moroza
• French: méditatif (fr) m
• German: grüblerisch, grübelnd (de)
• Greek: μελαγχολικός (el) m (melancholikós), κατηφής (el) m or f (katifís)
• Hebrew: מהורהר mehurhar
• Italian: malinconico (it), meditabondo (it), cupo (it)
• Portuguese: meditativo
• Romanian: îngândurat (ro)
• Spanish: meditativo (es), cabizbajo (es)

Verb

brooding

1. present participle and gerund of brood

Noun

brooding (plural broodings)

1. A spell of brooding; the time when someone broods.
   • 2009 June 22, Jon Caramanica, “Once-Dreamy Indie Rockers, Masking Hurt With High-Gloss Sheen”, in New York Times‎^[2]:

     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.

Derived terms

• mouthbrooding

Translations

in a resentful manner

• Esperanto: cerbumado
• Spanish: melancolía (es) f