brooding

(eg. solace, critical, celtic )

brooding  /b ˈru dɪŋ/ ? Meaning of "brooding"

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Definition(s):

  1. (n) sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body
  2. (n) persistent morbid meditation on a problem
  3. (adj) deeply or seriously thoughtful

Synonym(s)

incubation, broody, contemplative, meditative, musing, pensive

Usage(s):

  1. Back in the mid-1990s, when he was new labour's brooding, intellectual heavyweight, I was a lone parent struggling to get by.
  2. The newest romantic hero is dark, brooding and tortured.
  3. Even the Rockies look different here, more brooding and stuck up.

Quotes

  1. In an article for the London Evening Standard, Boris wrote: "I have found myself brooding - like all paranoid politicians - on the negative voices, the people who say that the great King Newt is too dug in, that his positions are impregnable, his...
    on Jul 23, 2007 By: Boris Johnson Source: The Voice

  2. "They make me miserable as soon as I put them in. That's what creates the pouting and brooding character," Pattinson says.
    on Jul 1, 2010 By: Robert Pattinson Source: Kansas City Star

  3. "No matter what went wrong, she was somehow able to keep her hands clean," Mr. McClellan writes, adding that "she knew how to adapt to potential trouble, dismiss brooding problems, and come out looking like a star."
    on May 27, 2008 By: Scott McClellan Source: New York Times

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