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What is meant by brooding?

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Answered by subrat1810
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Answer:

To worry, or to think a lot about that makes u worried or sad.

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Definition of brooding

1: moodily or sullenly thoughtful or serious

a brooding genius

a brooding, embittered man

2: darkly somber

a brooding landscape

a quiet, brooding atmosphere

… brooding, violent images reminiscent of … film noir …

— Tracy Hopkins

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broodingly adverb

a broodingly handsome actor

Gardner gazes broodingly at the camera …

— Kathleen Murphy

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Whereas most of Sonoma County is known for Pinot Noir, the Alexander Valley specialty is brooding, muscular Cabernet Sauvignon.

— Esther Mobley, SFChronicle.com, "In fire-ravaged Alexander Valley, families fight to save homes and wineries," 2 Nov. 2019

Owen Teague, so perfectly brooding in Bloodline, is adorably hangdog as Julian, a 19-year-old who meets Eve in a creative writing class and immediately develops a crush.

— Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, "Kathryn Hahn is porn again in HBO's Mrs. Fletcher," 22 Oct. 2019

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First Known Use of brooding

1818, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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“Brooding.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brooding. Accessed 25 November 2019.

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brooding adjective

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: very serious and sad

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