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brooding
[ broo-ding ]
/ ˈbru dɪŋ /
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adjective
preoccupied with depressing, morbid, or painful memories or thoughts: a brooding frame of mind.
cast in subdued light so as to convey a somewhat threatening atmosphere: Dusk fell on the brooding hills.
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