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KK Pronunciation

〔 `brudIŋ 〕

Pronunciation

〔 ˋbru:diŋ 〕


Overview of noun brooding

The noun brooding has 2 senses


  • brooding, incubation -- (sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body)

  • pensiveness, brooding -- (persistent morbid meditation on a problem)


Overview of verb brood

The verb brood has 5 senses


  • brood, dwell -- (think moodily or anxiously about something)

  • brood, hover, loom, bulk large -- (hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing; "The terrible vision brooded over her all day long")

  • sulk, pout, brood -- (be in a huff and display one's displeasure; "She is pouting because she didn't get what she wanted")

  • grizzle, brood, stew -- (be in a huff; be silent or sullen)

  • brood, hatch, cover, incubate -- (sit on (eggs); "Birds brood"; "The female covers the eggs")


Overview of adj brooding

The adj brooding has 1 sense