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brooding.

Broody; incubating eggs by sitting on them.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈbɹuːdɪŋ/
  1. Broody; incubating eggs by sitting on them.

    A brooding hen can be aggressive.
  2. Deeply or seriously thoughtful.

    You like T. S. Eliot's "The Waste Land"? You must be so brooding and deep.
noun/ˈbɹuːdɪŋ/
  1. A spell of brooding; the time when someone broods.

verb/ˈbɹuːdɪŋ/
  1. present participle and gerund of brood

    form-of · gerund · participle · present
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