is brooding
- present progressive of brood (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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Ms. Lemann was a friend and acolyte of Percy, but where “The Moviegoer” is brooding, “Lives of the Saints” is madcap.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026
Like the album, the trailer's atmosphere is brooding and portentous.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2025
“The Beekeeper” might share DNA strands of plot with “John Wick,” but it does not have the poetry and soulfulness of those films; where “John Wick” is brooding, this is brutish.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2024
Bitcoin is brooding near two-year lows at around $16,245.
From Reuters ● Nov. 29, 2022
She’s asleep when I come back, and the street below us is brooding.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
