Brooding
noun'brudɪŋ
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”
Noun
sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body
Similar:IncubationType of:BirthBirthingParturitionpersistent morbid meditation on a problem
Similar:PensivenessType of:Melancholy
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Similar Words
- Incubation
- Pensiveness
- Broody
- Contemplative
- Meditative
- Musing
- Pensive
- Pondering
- Reflective
- Ruminative
- Thoughtful