brooding meaning and definition

BROODING noun

Definition of brooding (noun)

1. sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body
   • synonyms: incubation
2. persistent morbid meditation on a problem
   • synonyms: pensiveness

BROODING adjective

Definition of 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";
   • synonyms: broody, contemplative, meditative, musing, pensive, pondering, reflective, ruminative