brooding

[ broo-ding ]
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adjective
  1. preoccupied with depressing, morbid, or painful memories or thoughts: a brooding frame of mind.

  2. cast in subdued light so as to convey a somewhat threatening atmosphere: Dusk fell on the brooding hills.

Origin of brooding

1
First recorded in 1810–20 for def. 1; 1640–50 for def. 2; brood + -ing2

Other words from brooding

  • brood·ing·ly, adverb
  • non·brood·ing, adjective, noun
  • un·brood·ing, adjective

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