brooding
b rooh ding
- n sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body
- n persistent morbid meditation on a problem
- v think moodily or anxiously about something
- v hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing
- v be in a huff and display one's displeasure
- v be in a huff; be silent or sullen
- v sit on (eggs)
- s deeply or seriously thoughtful;
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