About The Word Brooding

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Brooding

Brooding Meaning & Definition
Brooding Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Brooding?

[n] persistent morbid meditation on a problem
[n] sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body
[adj] persistently or morbidly thoughtful
[adj] good at incubating eggs especially a fowl kept for that purpose; "a brood hen"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Brooding: brood | broody | contemplative | hatching | incubation | meditative | musing | oviparous | pensive | pensiveness | pondering | reflective | ruminative | thoughtful

Related Terms | Find terms related to Brooding:

See Also | birth | birthing | giving birth | melancholy | parturition

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