Added 29 September 2026
brooding
/ˈbɹuːdɪŋ/ adjective
adjective Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about brooding at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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Broody; incubating eggs by sitting on them.
A brooding hen can be aggressive.
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Deeply or seriously thoughtful.
You like T. S. Eliot's "The Waste Land"? You must be so brooding and deep.
verb
- present participle and gerund of brood