Brooding Definition

brooding
adjective
  1. deeply or seriously thoughtful; "Byron lives on not only in his poetry, but also in his creation of the 'Byronic hero' - the persona of a brooding melancholy young man"
noun
  1. sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body
  2. persistent morbid meditation on a problem

"Brooding" in song lyrics

See how brooding is used in real songs:

  • "siah: cause it's a constant, despite monstrous uprooting and brooding"
    Siah and Yeshua Dapo ED — The Cure for Stagnation
  • "goose egg brooding"
    AOL — AOL
  • "parakeet brooding"
    AOL — AOL

Usage tips for "brooding"

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