US /ˈbrudɪŋ/ UK /ˈbruːdɪŋ/
adj

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    deeply and gloomily thoughtful; menacingly somber

    A brooding silence settled over the old manor.

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Derived forms broodingly
Related forms broodbroody

Etymology

From brood (Old English brōd, 'offspring, hatching') + -ing; the figurative sense of moody, gloomy contemplation comes from the image of a bird sitting motionless over its eggs.

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