BROODING
Dictionary entry overview: What does brooding mean?
• BROODING (noun)
The noun BROODING has 2 senses:
1. sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body
2. persistent morbid meditation on a problem
Familiarity information: BROODING used as a noun is rare.
• BROODING (adjective)
The adjective BROODING has 1 sense:
1. persistently or morbidly thoughtful
Familiarity information: BROODING used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• BROODING (noun)
Meaning:
Sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Synonyms:
brooding; incubation
Hypernyms ("brooding" is a kind of...):
birth; birthing; giving birth; parturition (the process of giving birth)
Meaning:
Persistent morbid meditation on a problem
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Synonyms:
pensiveness; brooding
Hypernyms ("brooding" is a kind of...):
melancholy (a feeling of thoughtful sadness)
• BROODING (adjective)
Meaning:
Persistently or morbidly thoughtful
Synonyms:
reflective; pondering; pensive; musing; meditative; contemplative; brooding; ruminative; broody
Similar:
thoughtful (exhibiting or characterized by careful thought)
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