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brooding
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
brooding
(adjective)
brood
(verb)
brooding
/
ˈ
bruːdɪŋ/
adjective
brooding
/
ˈ
bruːdɪŋ/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of BROODING
[
more brooding; most brooding
]
:
very serious and sad
a
brooding
artist
a
brooding
landscape/essay
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— broodingly
adverb
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