English

brooding

Adjective

brooding ‎(comparative more brooding, superlative most brooding)

1. (of a bird) Broody; incubating eggs by sitting on them.

   A brooding hen can be aggressive.

2. Deeply or seriously thoughtful.

   You like T. S. Eliot's "The Waste Land"? You must be so brooding and deep.

Translations

Verb

brooding

1. present participle of brood

Noun

brooding ‎(plural broodings)

1. A spell of brooding; the time when someone broods.
   • 2009 June 22, Jon Caramanica, “Once-Dreamy Indie Rockers, Masking Hurt With High-Gloss Sheen”, in New York Times:

     The lyrics are different: gone are the dreamy, un-self-conscious proclamations of affection from the EP (which was reissued with additional tracks), replaced with vividly dark broodings, thick with doubt and fear.