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Definition of Brooding
1. Noun. Sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body.
Exact synonyms: Incubation
Generic synonyms: Birth, Birthing, Giving Birth, Parturition
Derivative terms: Incubate
Generic synonyms: Birth, Birthing, Giving Birth, Parturition
Derivative terms: Incubate
2. Adjective. 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"
Exact synonyms: Broody, Contemplative, Meditative, Musing, Pensive, Pondering, Reflective, Ruminative
Similar to: Thoughtful
Derivative terms: Contemplate, Contemplate, Contemplativeness, Meditate, Meditate, Meditativeness, Pensiveness, Reflect, Reflectivity, Ruminate
Similar to: Thoughtful
Derivative terms: Contemplate, Contemplate, Contemplativeness, Meditate, Meditate, Meditativeness, Pensiveness, Reflect, Reflectivity, Ruminate
3. Noun. Persistent morbid meditation on a problem.
Definition of Brooding
1. Adjective. (zoological) (of a bird) broody; incubating eggs by sitting on them ¹
2. Adjective. deeply or seriously thoughtful ¹
3. Verb. (present participle of brood) ¹
4. Noun. A spell of brooding; the time when someone broods. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Brooding
1. brood [v] - See also: brood
Lexicographical Neighbors of Brooding
Literary usage of Brooding
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Poultry Production by William Adams Lippincott (1921)
"CHAPTER V. THE brooding OF CHICKS. Natural brooding.—The essentials of natural
brooding are comparatively few. ..."
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